bearna

== Irish == === Alternative forms === bearn beárn (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle Irish bern, berna, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“to pierce”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic beàrn. === Pronunciation === (Munster, Connemara, Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈbʲɑːɾˠn̪ˠə/ (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈbʲaːɾˠn̪ˠə/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbʲaːɾˠn̪ˠiː/ (as if spelled bearnaí) === Noun === bearna f (genitive singular bearna, nominative plural bearnaí) gap (opening made by breaking or parting, allowing passage or entrance, or implying a breach or defect) ==== Declension ==== Alternative genitive singular: bearnadh, bearnan Alternative dative singular: bearnain Alternative plural: bearnacha ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== bearnas (“mountain pass”) === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “bearna”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “bearna”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “bearna”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026 == Old English == === Noun === bearna genitive plural of bearn