berach
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- birach
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbʲerax/
Adjective
berach
- pointed, sharp
- c. 845, St. Gall Glosses on Priscian, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1975, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. II, pp. 49–224, Sg. 60a6
- "berach no birdae" glosses ueretus
- c. 845, St. Gall Glosses on Priscian, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1975, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. II, pp. 49–224, Sg. 60a6
- of animals, having pointed ears; horned
Declension
| o/ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | berach | berach | berach |
| Vocative | beraig* berach** | ||
| Accusative | berach | beraig | |
| Genitive | beraig | beraige | beraig |
| Dative | beruch | beraig | beruch |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine/neuter | |
| Nominative | beraig | beracha | |
| Vocative | berachu beracha† | ||
| Accusative | berachu beracha† | ||
| Genitive | berach | ||
| Dative | berachaib | ||
| Notes | *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative | ||
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| berach | berach pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ |
mberach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “berach”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
This article is issued from
Wiktionary.
The text is licensed under Creative
Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.