bearr

See also: beàrr

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish berraid (“shears, clips; shaves; tonsures; cuts (cards)”), from berr.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /bʲɑːɾˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /bʲaːɾˠ/

Verb

bearr (present analytic bearrann, future analytic bearrfaidh, verbal noun bearradh, past participle bearrtha)

1. (transitive) clip, cut, trim
2. (transitive) shave
3. (transitive) skim (milk)
4. (transitive, photography) crop; pare

Conjugation

conjugation of bearr (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	bearraim	bearrann tú; bearrair†	bearrann sé, sí	bearraimid	bearrann sibh	bearrann siad; bearraid†	a bhearrann; a bhearras / a mbearrann*; a mbearras*	bearrtar
	past	bhearr mé; bhearras	bhearr tú; bhearrais	bhearr sé, sí	bhearramar; bhearr muid	bhearr sibh; bhearrabhair	bhearr siad; bhearradar	a bhearr / ar bhearr*	bearradh
	past habitual	bhearrainn / mbearrainn‡‡	bhearrtá / mbearrtᇇ	bhearradh sé, sí / mbearradh sé, s퇇	bhearraimis; bhearradh muid / mbearraimis‡‡; mbearradh muid‡‡	bhearradh sibh / mbearradh sibh‡‡	bhearraidís; bhearradh siad / mbearraidís‡‡; mbearradh siad‡‡	a bhearradh / a mbearradh*	bhearrtaí / mbearrta퇇
future		bearrfaidh mé; bearrfad	bearrfaidh tú; bearrfair†	bearrfaidh sé, sí	bearrfaimid; bearrfaidh muid	bearrfaidh sibh	bearrfaidh siad; bearrfaid†	a bhearrfaidh; a bhearrfas / a mbearrfaidh*; a mbearrfas*	bearrfar
conditional		bhearrfainn / mbearrfainn‡‡	bhearrfá / mbearrfᇇ	bhearrfadh sé, sí / mbearrfadh sé, s퇇	bhearrfaimis; bhearrfadh muid / mbearrfaimis‡‡; mbearrfadh muid‡‡	bhearrfadh sibh / mbearrfadh sibh‡‡	bhearrfaidís; bhearrfadh siad / mbearrfaidís‡‡; mbearrfadh siad‡‡	a bhearrfadh / a mbearrfadh*	bhearrfaí / mbearrfa퇇
subjunctive	present	go mbearra mé; go mbearrad†	go mbearra tú; go mbearrair†	go mbearra sé, sí	go mbearraimid; go mbearra muid	go mbearra sibh	go mbearra siad; go mbearraid†	—	go mbearrtar
	past	dá mbearrainn	dá mbearrtá	dá mbearradh sé, sí	dá mbearraimis; dá mbearradh muid	dá mbearradh sibh	dá mbearraidís; dá mbearradh siad	—	dá mbearrtaí
imperative		bearraim	bearr	bearradh sé, sí	bearraimis	bearraigí; bearraidh†	bearraidís	—	bearrtar
verbal noun		bearradh
past participle		bearrtha

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Synonyms

• (skim): scimeáil, bain an barr de

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bearr	bhearr	mbearr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bearr”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “berraid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 40