borrán

See also: borran and börran

Irish

Etymology 1

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Noun

borrán m (genitive singular borráin)

1. tumult, uproar

Declension

Declension of borrán (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative borrán vocative a bhorráin genitive borráin dative borrán forms with the definite article case singular nominative an borrán genitive an bhorráin dative leis an mborrán don bhorrán

Etymology 2

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Noun

borrán m (genitive singular borráin, nominative plural borráin)

1. butterbur

   Synonyms: gallán mór, meacan an phobóil

Declension

Declension of borrán (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative borrán borráin vocative a bhorráin a bhorrána genitive borráin borrán dative borrán borráin forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an borrán na borráin genitive an bhorráin na mborrán dative leis an mborrán don bhorrán leis na borráin

Mutation

Mutated forms of borrán

radical	lenition	eclipsis
borrán	bhorrán	mborrán

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) “borrán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN