bàirneach

See also: bairneach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish bairnech, from Proto-Celtic *barinākos (barnacle, limpet).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paːɾʲɲəx/

Noun

bàirneach f (genitive singular bàirnich, plural bàirnichean)

  1. barnacle
    Synonym: bàirneach-bheag
  2. limpet

Derived terms

  • bàirneach-bhàn (white(cap) limpet)
  • bàirneach-choitcheann (common (European) limpet)
  • bàirneach-dhromanach (china limpet)
  • bàirneach-eagach (slit limpet)
  • bàirneach-riabhach (tortoiseshell limpet)
  • bàirneach-riabhach bhàn (white tortoiseshell limpet)
  • bàirneach-thollta (keyhole limpet)

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalLenition
bàirneachbhàirneach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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