bearach

Irish

Alternative forms

• biorach

Pronunciation

• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲaɾˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲaɾˠa(x)/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish berach (“pointed”); compare biorach (“pointed”).

Noun

bearach f (genitive singular bearaí, nominative plural bearacha)

1. muzzle
2. cone-like aperture of lobster pot

Declension

Declension of bearach (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative bearach bearacha vocative a bhearach a bhearacha genitive bearaí bearach dative bearach bearacha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an bhearach na bearacha genitive na bearaí na mbearach dative leis an mbearach don bhearach leis na bearacha

Etymology 2

From Old Irish berach, describing an animal with pointed ears.

Noun

bearach m (genitive singular bearaigh, nominative plural bearaigh)

1. heifer, young cow

Declension

Declension of bearach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative bearach bearaigh vocative a bhearaigh a bhearacha genitive bearaigh bearach dative bearach bearaigh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an bearach na bearaigh genitive an bhearaigh na mbearach dative leis an mbearach don bhearach leis na bearaigh

Derived terms

• beacán bearaigh (“toadstool”)
• bearach bliana (“yearling heifer”)
• bearach seasc (“dry heifer”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of bearach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bearach	bhearach	mbearach

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) “bearach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “berach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “bearach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “bearach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025