barr-

See also: barr, Barr, bàrr, bárr, and Bärr

Irish

Alternative forms

• bairr-

Etymology

From barr (“top”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /bˠɑːɾˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /bˠæːɾˠ/

Prefix

barr-

1. excellent, outstanding, extraordinary
2. -topped

Derived terms

Irish terms prefixed with barr-

barrbhuí

barrchaol

barrchas

barrchith

barrchrochta

barrfhionn

barrfhliuch

barrghéar

barrghlas

barriall

barrleathan

barrthais

• barrchéimíocht f (“high distinction”)
• barrchéim f (“climax; apogee”)
• barrshamhail f (“ideal”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of barr-

radical	lenition	eclipsis
barr-	bharr-	mbarr-

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “barr-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN