béarlagair
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish bérlacair, borrowed from Late Latin vernāculāris, from Latin vernāculus (“domestic, indigenous, of or pertaining to home-born slaves”), from verna (“a native, a home-born slave (one born in his master’s house)”), influenced in form by bélre (“language, speech”) (compare modern Béarla (“English language”)).
Declension
Declension of béarlagair
Fourth declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- béarlagair na saor (“masons' slang”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
béarlagair | bhéarlagair | mbéarlagair |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "béarlagair" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “jargon” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- “slang” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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