birling
English
Irish
Alternative forms
- beirling (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle Irish beirling, borrowed from Old Norse byrðingr (compare Scottish Gaelic bìrlinn).
Declension
Declension of birling
Second declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| birling | bhirling | mbirling |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “birling”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “beirling”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “birling” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Manx
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Irish beirling, borrowed from Old Norse byrðingr (compare Scottish Gaelic bìrlinn).
Derived terms
- birling ghooblit (“catamaran”)
- birlingagh, shiaulteyr birling (“yachtsman”)
- birlingaght (“yachtsmanship”)
- club birling (“yacht club”)
- shiaulley birleeyn (“yachting”)
- sleab birling (“galley slave”)
- stashoon birling (“marina”)
Mutation
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| birling | virling | mirling |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “beirling”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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