bearr

See also: beàrr

Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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)
indicative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present bearraim bearrann tú;
bearrair† 		bearrann sé, sí bearraimid; bearrann muid bearrann sibh bearrann siad;
bearraid† 		a bhearrann; a bhearras bearrtar
past bhearr mé; bhearras bhearr tú; bhearrais bhearr sé, sí bhearramar; bhearr muid bhearr sibh; bhearrabhair bhearr siad; bhearradar a bhearr bearradh
past habitual bhearrainn /
bearrainn‡ 		bhearrtá /
bearrtᇠ		bhearradh sé, sí /
bearradh sé, sí‡ 		bhearraimis; bhearradh muid /
bearraimis‡; bearradh muid‡ 		bhearradh sibh /
bearradh sibh‡ 		bhearraidís; bhearradh siad /
bearraidís‡; bearradh siad‡ 		a bhearradh bhearrtaí /
bearrtaí‡
singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
future bearrfaidh mé;
bearrfad 		bearrfaidh tú;
bearrfair† 		bearrfaidh sé, sí bearrfaimid;
bearrfaidh muid 		bearrfaidh sibh bearrfaidh siad;
bearrfaid† 		a bhearrfaidh; a bhearrfas bearrfar
conditional bhearrfainn /
bearrfainn‡ 		bhearrfá /
bearrfᇠ		bhearrfadh sé, sí /
bearrfadh sé, sí‡ 		bhearrfaimis; bhearrfadh muid /
bearrfaimis‡; bearrfadh muid‡ 		bhearrfadh sibh /
bearrfadh sibh‡ 		bhearrfaidís; bhearrfadh siad /
bearrfaidís‡; bearrfadh siad‡ 		a bhearrfadh bhearrfaí /
bearrfaí‡
subjunctive singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
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 singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
— bearraim bearr bearradh sé, sí bearraimis bearraigí;
bearraidh† 		bearraidís — bearrtar
past participle bearrtha
verbal noun bearradh

† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form

Synonyms

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of bearr
radical lenition eclipsis
bearr bhearr mbearr

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

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