biorach

== Irish == === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /bʲɪˈɾˠɑx/ === Etymology 1 === From Old Irish birach, berach (“pointed, sharp; having pointed ears, horned”). By surface analysis, bior (“pointed rod or shaft; spit, spike; point”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix). ==== Adjective ==== biorach (genitive singular masculine bioraigh, genitive singular feminine bioraí, plural bioracha, comparative bioraí) pointed sharp ===== Declension ===== ==== Noun ==== biorach m (genitive singular bioraigh, nominative plural bioraigh) sharp, tricky, person (card games) trick-winning card ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== biorach lodáin (“stickleback”) === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== biorach m (genitive singular bioraigh, nominative plural bioraigh) alternative form of bearach (“heifer, young cow”) ===== Declension ===== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “bioraċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 98; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “biorach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “biorach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “biorach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026 == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Old Irish birach, berach (“pointed, sharp; having pointed ears, horned”). By surface analysis, bior +‎ -ach. === Adjective === biorach (genitive singular masculine bioraich, comparative nas bioraiche, superlative as bioraiche) sharp, pointed prickly, thorny barbed ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Mutation === === Further reading === Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “berach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language