boireannach

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Irish

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Etymology

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From boireann (rock; rocky country; karst) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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boireannach (genitive singular masculine boireannaigh, genitive singular feminine boireannaí, plural boireannacha, comparative boireannaí)

  1. rocky; karsty

Declension

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
boireannach bhoireannach mboireannach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From boireann +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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boireannach (comparative boireannaich)

  1. female

Declension

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Noun

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boireannach m

  1. woman; female

Usage notes

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Declension

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Synonyms

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  • (woman; female): (archaic) bean
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Mutation

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Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
boireannach bhoireannach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  2. ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath
  3. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap

Further reading

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  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “boireannach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • Colin Mark (2003) “boireannach”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 85