barrall

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From bàrr +‎ iall

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈb̥arˠəl̪ˠ/[1], /ˈb̥aɾəl̪ˠ/[2]

Noun

barrall f (genitive singular barraill, plural barraillean or barrallan)

  1. shoelace, bootlace

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutation of barrall
radical lenition
barrall bharrall

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Wentworth, Roy (2003), Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN, page 396
  2. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
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