bearr

See also: beàrr

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish berraid (“shears, clips; shaves; tonsures; cuts (cards)”), from berr.

Pronunciation

(Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /bʲɑːɾˠ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /bʲaːɾˠ/

Verb

bearr (present analytic bearrann, future analytic bearrfaidh, verbal noun bearradh, past participle bearrtha)

(transitive) clip, cut, trim
(transitive) shave
(transitive) skim (milk)
(transitive, photography) crop; pare

Conjugation

conjugation of bearr (first conjugation – A)

tense	singular			plural			relative	autonomous
verbal noun	bearradh
past participle	bearrtha
tense	first	second	third	first	second	third	relative	autonomous
indicative
present	bearraim	bearrann tú; bearrair^†	bearrann sé, sí	bearraimid	bearrann sibh	bearrann siad; bearraid^†	a bhearrann; a bhearras / a mbearrann*	bearrtar
past	bhearr mé; bhearras	bhearr tú; bhearrais	bhearr sé, sí	bhearramar; bhearr muid	bhearr sibh; bhearrabhair	bhearr siad; bhearradar	a bhearr / ar bhearr*	bearradh
past habitual	bhearrainn / mbearrainn‡‡	bhearrtá / mbearrtá‡‡	bhearradh sé, sí / mbearradh sé, sí‡‡	bhearraimis; bhearradh muid / mbearraimis‡‡; mbearradh muid‡‡	bhearradh sibh / mbearradh sibh‡‡	bhearraidís; bhearradh siad / mbearraidís‡‡; mbearradh siad‡‡	a bhearradh / a mbearradh*	bhearrtaí / mbearrtaí‡‡
future	bearrfaidh mé; bearrfad	bearrfaidh tú; bearrfair^†	bearrfaidh sé, sí	bearrfaimid; bearrfaidh muid	bearrfaidh sibh	bearrfaidh siad; bearrfaid^†	a bhearrfaidh; a bhearrfas / a mbearrfaidh*	bearrfar
conditional	bhearrfainn / mbearrfainn‡‡	bhearrfá / mbearrfá‡‡	bhearrfadh sé, sí / mbearrfadh sé, sí‡‡	bhearrfaimis; bhearrfadh muid / mbearrfaimis‡‡; mbearrfadh muid‡‡	bhearrfadh sibh / mbearrfadh sibh‡‡	bhearrfaidís; bhearrfadh siad / mbearrfaidís‡‡; mbearrfadh siad‡‡	a bhearrfadh / a mbearrfadh*	bhearrfaí / mbearrfaí‡‡
subjunctive
present	go mbearra mé; go mbearrad^†	go mbearra tú; go mbearrair^†	go mbearra sé, sí	go mbearraimid; go mbearra muid	go mbearra sibh	go mbearra siad; go mbearraid^†	—	go mbearrtar
past	dá mbearrainn	dá mbearrtá	dá mbearradh sé, sí	dá mbearraimis; dá mbearradh muid	dá mbearradh sibh	dá mbearraidís; dá mbearradh siad	—	dá mbearrtaí
imperative
–	bearraim	bearr	bearradh sé, sí	bearraimis	bearraigí; bearraidh^†	bearraidís	—	bearrtar

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Synonyms

(skim): scimeáil, bain an barr de

Mutation

Mutated forms of *bearr*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
bearr	bhearr	mbearr

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.