biolar

Irish

Alternative forms

• biolra, biorar

Etymology

From Middle Irish birar with dissimilation of medial r.

Pronunciation

• (Cork) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲul̪ˠəɾˠ/
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲil(d̪ˠ)əɾˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲɨlˠəɾˠ/, /ˈbʲɨl̪ˠəɾˠ/

Noun

biolar m (genitive singular biolair)

1. cress, watercress

Declension

Declension of biolar (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative biolar vocative a bhiolair genitive biolair dative biolar forms with the definite article case singular nominative an biolar genitive an bhiolair dative leis an mbiolar don bhiolar

Derived terms

• biolar garraí (“garden cress”)
• biolar grá (“water speedwell”)
• biolar gréagáin (“cuckoo flower”)
• biolar Muire (“brooklime”)
• biolar trá (“scurvy grass”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of biolar

radical	lenition	eclipsis
biolar	bhiolar	mbiolar

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• “biolar”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “birar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “biolar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 67
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “biolar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN