"barr" meaning in Old Irish

See barr in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbar/
Etymology: From Proto-Celtic *barros (compare Middle Welsh barr), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰers-. Etymology templates: {{root|sga|ine-pro|*bʰers-}}, {{der|sga|cel-pro|*barros}} Proto-Celtic *barros, {{cog|wlm|barr}} Middle Welsh barr, {{der|sga|ine-pro|*bʰers-}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰers- Head templates: {{head|sga|noun|||genitive|bairr||||||||{{{3}}}||{{{pl2}}}||{{{pl3}}}|altform=|cat2=|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} barr m (genitive bairr), {{sga-noun|m|bairr}} barr m (genitive bairr) Inflection templates: {{sga-decl-o-masc|bairr}}, {{sga-decl-noun|acc_du=barr+L|acc_du2=|acc_du3=|acc_pl=barru+H|acc_pl2=|acc_pl3=|acc_sg=barr+N|acc_sg2=|acc_sg3=|class=o-m|dat_du=barraib|dat_du2=|dat_du3=|dat_pl=barraib|dat_pl2=|dat_pl3=|dat_sg=barr+L|dat_sg2=|dat_sg3=|gen_du=barr|gen_du2=|gen_du3=|gen_pl=barr+N|gen_pl2=|gen_pl3=|gen_pl4=|gen_sg=bairr+L|gen_sg2=|gen_sg3=|n=|nom_du=barr+L|nom_du2=|nom_du3=|nom_pl=bairr+L|nom_pl2=|nom_pl3=|nom_sg=barr|nom_sg2=|nom_sg3=|voc_du=barr+L|voc_du2=|voc_du3=|voc_pl=barru+H|voc_pl2=|voc_pl3=|voc_sg=bairr|voc_sg2=|voc_sg3=}}, {{sga-mutation}} Forms: bairr [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], barr [nominative, singular], barr [dual, nominative], bairr [nominative, plural], bairr [singular, vocative], barr [dual, vocative], barru [plural, vocative], barr [accusative, singular], barr [accusative, dual], barru [accusative, plural], bairr [genitive, singular], barr [dual, genitive], barr [genitive, plural], barr [dative, singular], barraib [dative, dual], barraib [dative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], barr [error-unrecognized-form], mbarr [error-unrecognized-form]
  1. tip Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-barr-sga-noun-lzgBh6h4 Categories (other): Old Irish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old Irish entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. top Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-barr-sga-noun-KHIDZcXn Categories (other): Old Irish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old Irish entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cathbarr (english: battle helmet) 
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "battle helmet",
      "translation": "battle helmet",
      "word": "cathbarr"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "word": "barr"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Manx",
      "lang_code": "gv",
      "word": "baar"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "lang_code": "gd",
      "word": "bàrr"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*bʰers-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*barros"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *barros",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "wlm",
        "2": "barr"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh barr",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*bʰers-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *bʰers-",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Celtic *barros (compare Middle Welsh barr), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰers-.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bairr",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sga-decl-o-masc",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "barr",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "barr",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bairr",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bairr",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "barr",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "barru",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "barr",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "barr",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "barru",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bairr",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "barr",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "barr",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "barr",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "barraib",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "barraib",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sga-mutation",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "barr",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mbarr",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "sga",
        "10": "",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "{{{3}}}",
        "15": "",
        "16": "{{{pl2}}}",
        "17": "",
        "18": "{{{pl3}}}",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "genitive",
        "6": "bairr",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "altform": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "barr m (genitive bairr)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "bairr"
      },
      "expansion": "barr m (genitive bairr)",
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    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "bairr"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "acc_du": "barr+L",
        "acc_du2": "",
        "acc_du3": "",
        "acc_pl": "barru+H",
        "acc_pl2": "",
        "acc_pl3": "",
        "acc_sg": "barr+N",
        "acc_sg2": "",
        "acc_sg3": "",
        "class": "o-m",
        "dat_du": "barraib",
        "dat_du2": "",
        "dat_du3": "",
        "dat_pl": "barraib",
        "dat_pl2": "",
        "dat_pl3": "",
        "dat_sg": "barr+L",
        "dat_sg2": "",
        "dat_sg3": "",
        "gen_du": "barr",
        "gen_du2": "",
        "gen_du3": "",
        "gen_pl": "barr+N",
        "gen_pl2": "",
        "gen_pl3": "",
        "gen_pl4": "",
        "gen_sg": "bairr+L",
        "gen_sg2": "",
        "gen_sg3": "",
        "n": "",
        "nom_du": "barr+L",
        "nom_du2": "",
        "nom_du3": "",
        "nom_pl": "bairr+L",
        "nom_pl2": "",
        "nom_pl3": "",
        "nom_sg": "barr",
        "nom_sg2": "",
        "nom_sg3": "",
        "voc_du": "barr+L",
        "voc_du2": "",
        "voc_du3": "",
        "voc_pl": "barru+H",
        "voc_pl2": "",
        "voc_pl3": "",
        "voc_sg": "bairr",
        "voc_sg2": "",
        "voc_sg3": ""
      },
      "name": "sga-decl-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "sga-mutation"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Irish",
  "lang_code": "sga",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tip"
      ],
      "id": "en-barr-sga-noun-lzgBh6h4",
      "links": [
        [
          "tip",
          "tip"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "top"
      ],
      "id": "en-barr-sga-noun-KHIDZcXn",
      "links": [
        [
          "top",
          "top"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbar/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "barr"
}

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    "Old Irish lemmas",
    "Old Irish masculine nouns",
    "Old Irish masculine o-stem nouns",
    "Old Irish nouns",
    "Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Old Irish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰers-",
    "Old Irish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 9 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "battle helmet",
      "translation": "battle helmet",
      "word": "cathbarr"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "word": "barr"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Manx",
      "lang_code": "gv",
      "word": "baar"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "lang_code": "gd",
      "word": "bàrr"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "2": "ine-pro",
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      },
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      "name": "root"
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      "args": {
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        "3": "*barros"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *barros",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "wlm",
        "2": "barr"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh barr",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "1": "sga",
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        "3": "*bʰers-"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Celtic *barros (compare Middle Welsh barr), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰers-.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bairr",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sga-decl-o-masc",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "barr",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "barr",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bairr",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bairr",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "barr",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "barru",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "barr",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "barr",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "barru",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bairr",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "barr",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "barr",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "barr",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "barraib",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "barraib",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sga-mutation",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "barr",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mbarr",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "10": "",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "{{{3}}}",
        "15": "",
        "16": "{{{pl2}}}",
        "17": "",
        "18": "{{{pl3}}}",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "",
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        "6": "bairr",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "altform": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "bairr"
      },
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    }
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      "args": {
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      },
      "name": "sga-decl-o-masc"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "acc_du2": "",
        "acc_du3": "",
        "acc_pl": "barru+H",
        "acc_pl2": "",
        "acc_pl3": "",
        "acc_sg": "barr+N",
        "acc_sg2": "",
        "acc_sg3": "",
        "class": "o-m",
        "dat_du": "barraib",
        "dat_du2": "",
        "dat_du3": "",
        "dat_pl": "barraib",
        "dat_pl2": "",
        "dat_pl3": "",
        "dat_sg": "barr+L",
        "dat_sg2": "",
        "dat_sg3": "",
        "gen_du": "barr",
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        "gen_du3": "",
        "gen_pl": "barr+N",
        "gen_pl2": "",
        "gen_pl3": "",
        "gen_pl4": "",
        "gen_sg": "bairr+L",
        "gen_sg2": "",
        "gen_sg3": "",
        "n": "",
        "nom_du": "barr+L",
        "nom_du2": "",
        "nom_du3": "",
        "nom_pl": "bairr+L",
        "nom_pl2": "",
        "nom_pl3": "",
        "nom_sg": "barr",
        "nom_sg2": "",
        "nom_sg3": "",
        "voc_du": "barr+L",
        "voc_du2": "",
        "voc_du3": "",
        "voc_pl": "barru+H",
        "voc_pl2": "",
        "voc_pl3": "",
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        "voc_sg2": "",
        "voc_sg3": ""
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    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "sga-mutation"
    }
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  "lang": "Old Irish",
  "lang_code": "sga",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "tip"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tip",
          "tip"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "top"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "top",
          "top"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbar/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "barr"
}

Download raw JSONL data for barr meaning in Old Irish (4.5kB)

{
  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: barr/Old Irish 'radical' base_tags=set()",
  "path": [
    "barr"
  ],
  "section": "Old Irish",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "barr",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'lenition'",
  "path": [
    "barr"
  ],
  "section": "Old Irish",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "barr",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'nasalization'",
  "path": [
    "barr"
  ],
  "section": "Old Irish",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "barr",
  "trace": ""
}

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