báire

See also: baire and bàire

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish báire.

Pronunciation

(Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɑːɾʲə/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠæːɾʲə/

Noun

báire m (genitive singular báire, nominative plural báirí)

match, contest
(hurling) match
(sports) goal (score gained; target area)
shoal (of fish)

Declension

Declension of báire

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	báire	báirí
Vocative	a bháire	a bháirí
Genitive	báire	báirí
Dative	báire	báirí

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an báire	na báirí
Genitive	an bháire	na mbáirí
Dative	leis an mbáire don bháire	leis na báirí

Synonyms

(score gained, target area): cúl
(target area): góraí

Derived terms

báireoir, cúl báire (“goalie”)
buachaill báire (“playboy, trickster”)
cailín báire (“tomboy”)
poc báire (“stroke”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
báire	bháire	mbáire
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

“1 báire” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Further reading

"báire" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“goal” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
“school” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
“shoal” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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