Béarla

== Irish == === Etymology === Ellipsis of Béarla gallda (“foreign speech”) from béarla (“speech, language”), from Old Irish bélrae, from bél (“mouth”). Compare Scottish Gaelic Beurla Ghallta (“Scots”) and Beurla (“English”). === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈbʲiːa̯ɾˠl̪ˠə/ (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbʲeːɾˠl̪ˠə/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbʲeːɾˠl̪ˠə/, [ˈbʲɛːɾˠl̪ˠə] === Proper noun === Béarla m (genitive Béarla) English (language) ==== Usage notes ==== The definite article is not always used with this noun. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== Béarlóireacht f (“(act of) speaking English”) === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “Béarla”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “Béarla”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 61 de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “Béarla”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “Béarla”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026