biorán
Appearance
See also: bioran
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish berán.[1] By surface analysis, bior + -án.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Waterford, Kerry) IPA(key): /bʲəˈɾˠɑːn̪ˠ/[2]
- (Cork) IPA(key): /bʲɾʲɑːn̪ˠ/
- (Aran) IPA(key): /bʲɾʲɑːn/[3]
Noun
[edit]biorán m (genitive singular bioráin, nominative plural bioráin)
Declension
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Derived terms
[edit]- biorán brollaigh (“breast-pin; brooch”)
- biorán cniotála (“knitting-needle”)
- biorán cróise (“crochet-hook”)
- biorán dúnta (“safety pin”)
- biorán eangaí (“net-maker's needle”)
- biorán hata (“hat-pin”)
- biorán suain (“sleep charm (in folk tales)”)
- bioránach (“sprat”)
Mutation
[edit]radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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biorán | bhiorán | mbiorán |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “berán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 235, page 119
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 49
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “biorán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN