barrach

Irish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbˠaɾˠəx/

Noun

barrach m (genitive singular barraigh)

1. tow (of flax, hemp)

Declension

Declension of barrach

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative barrach Vocative a bharraigh Genitive barraigh Dative barrach

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an barrach Genitive an bharraigh Dative leis an mbarrach don bharrach

Descendants

• → Yola: barrough

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
barrach	bharrach	mbarrach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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