bairín

Irish

Alternative forms

• bairghean (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish bairgen, from Proto-Celtic *baragenā; cognate with Welsh bara (“bread”).

Noun

bairín m (genitive singular bairín, nominative plural bairíní)

1. loaf (of bread)

   Synonyms: builín, bollóg

Declension

Declension of bairín (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative bairín bairíní vocative a bhairín a bhairíní genitive bairín bairíní dative bairín bairíní forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an bairín na bairíní genitive an bhairín na mbairíní dative leis an mbairín don bhairín leis na bairíní

Derived terms

• bairín breac

Mutation

Mutated forms of bairín

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bairín	bhairín	mbairín

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) “bairín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “bairín”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “bairín”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024