bíchearb

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish bicherb, from béo (“living, immortal”) + cerb (“silver”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbʲiːçəɾˠəbˠ/

Noun

bíchearb m (genitive singular bíchearba)

  1. mercury, quicksilver

Declension
Declension of bíchearb

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative bíchearb
Vocative a bhíchearb
Genitive bíchearbha
Dative bíchearb

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an bíchearb
Genitive an bhíchearbha
Dative leis an mbíchearb

don bhíchearb

Synonyms

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bíchearb bhíchearb mbíchearb
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
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