beàrn

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See also: bearn, Bearn, Béarn, and Bèarn

Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish bern, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (to pierce).[1] Cognate with Irish bearna.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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beàrn m or f (genitive singular bèirn or beàirn, plural beàrnan)

  1. notch (cut)
  2. gap
  3. space, opening

References

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  1. ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “bearn”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN