barainn

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

barainn f (genitive singular barainne)

1. parsimony, thrift

   Synonym: tábhacht

Declension

Declension of barainn (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative barainn vocative a bharainn genitive barainne dative barainn forms with the definite article case singular nominative an bharainn genitive na barainne dative leis an mbarainn don bharainn

Derived terms

• barainneacht

Mutation

Mutated forms of barainn

radical	lenition	eclipsis
barainn	bharainn	mbarainn

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