béarla

See also: Béarla

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish bélrae.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲiːa̯ɾˠl̪ˠə/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲeːɾˠl̪ˠə/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲeːɾˠl̪ˠə/, [ˈbʲɛːɾˠl̪ˠə]

Noun

béarla m (genitive singular béarla, nominative plural béarlaí)

1. (archaic) language, speech

Declension

Declension of béarla (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative béarla béarlaí vocative a bhéarla a bhéarlaí genitive béarla béarlaí dative béarla béarlaí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an béarla na béarlaí genitive an bhéarla na mbéarlaí dative leis an mbéarla don bhéarla leis na béarlaí

Synonyms

• (language): teanga

Derived terms

• Béarla (“the English language”)
• béarlamhail
• francbhéarla (“lingua franca”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of béarla

radical	lenition	eclipsis
béarla	bhéarla	mbéarla

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “béarla”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN