boireannach

== Irish == === Etymology === From boireann (“rock; rocky country; karst”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix). === Pronunciation === (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɛɾʲən̪ˠəx/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɛɾʲən̪ˠa(h)/ === Adjective === boireannach (genitive singular masculine boireannaigh, genitive singular feminine boireannaí, plural boireannacha, comparative boireannaí) rocky; karsty ==== Declension ==== === Mutation === === References === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “boireannach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From boireann +‎ -ach. === Pronunciation === (Lewis) IPA(key): /ˈb̥ɔðən̪ˠəx/ (Harris, Uist, Skye) IPA(key): /ˈb̥ɔɾʲən̪ˠəx/ (Barra, Wester Ross) IPA(key): /ˈb̥oɾʲən̪ˠəx/ === Adjective === boireannach (comparative nas boireannaich, superlative as boireannaich) female ==== Declension ==== === Noun === boireannach m woman; female Synonym: (archaic) bean ==== Usage notes ==== Although boireannach is of the masculine gender, because of its semantics the feminine pronoun i is used as its substitute. ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== boireannta === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Edward Dwelly (1911), “boireannach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN Mark, Colin (2003), “boireannach”, in The Gaelic–English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 85