biorán

See also: bioran

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish berán. By surface analysis, bior +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

• (Waterford, Kerry) IPA^(key): /bʲəˈɾˠɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Cork) IPA^(key): /bʲɾʲɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /bʲɾʲɑːn/

Noun

biorán m (genitive singular bioráin, nominative plural bioráin)

1. pin
2. hand (of clock)
3. Alternative form of bearrán (“annoyance; nuisance”)

Declension

Declension of biorán (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative biorán bioráin vocative a bhioráin a bhiorána genitive bioráin biorán dative biorán bioráin forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an biorán na bioráin genitive an bhioráin na mbiorán dative leis an mbiorán don bhiorán leis na bioráin

Derived terms

• 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

Mutated forms of biorán

radical	lenition	eclipsis
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.

Further reading

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