biorach
Irish
Etymology 1
From Old Irish birach, berach (“pointed, sharp; having pointed ears, horned”); synchronically, bior (“pointed rod or shaft; spit, spike; point”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
biorach (genitive singular masculine bioraigh, genitive singular feminine bioraí, plural bioracha, comparative bioraí)
Declension
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | biorach | bhiorach | bioracha; bhioracha² | |
| Vocative | bhioraigh | bioracha | ||
| Genitive | bioraí | bioracha | biorach | |
| Dative | biorach; bhiorach¹ |
bhiorach; bhioraigh (archaic) |
bioracha; bhioracha² | |
| Comparative | níos bioraí | |||
| Superlative | is bioraí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Noun
biorach m (genitive singular bioraigh, nominative plural bioraigh)
- sharp, tricky, person
- (card games) trick-winning card
Declension
First declension
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Derived terms
- biorach lodáin (“stickleback”)
Noun 1
biorach f (genitive singular bioraí, nominative plural bioracha)
- Alternative form of bearach (“muzzle; cone-like aperture of lobster-pot”)
Declension
Second declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Noun 2
biorach m (genitive singular bioraigh, nominative plural bioraigh)
- Alternative form of bearach (“heifer, young cow”)
Declension
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| biorach | bhiorach | mbiorach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "biorach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “berach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- Entries containing “biorach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “biorach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish birach, berach (“pointed, sharp; having pointed ears, horned”); synchronically, bior + -ach.
Derived terms
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| biorach | bhiorach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
Further reading
- “berach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.