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barr.

tip, head, point

4 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/bˠɑːɾˠ//bˠaːɾˠ/
  1. tip, head, point

    masculine
  2. top; summit

    masculine
  3. surface

    masculine
  4. crop, yield

    masculine
  5. crest (of wavelength)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish barr (“top”), from Proto-Celtic *barros (compare Middle Welsh barr), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰers-.

verb/bˠɑːɾˠ//bˠaːɾˠ/
  1. to top

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish barr (“top”), from Proto-Celtic *barros (compare Middle Welsh barr), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰers-.

noun/bˠɑːɾˠ//bˠaːɾˠ/
  1. bar, hindrance

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old French barre, barrer. Compare English bar.

verb/bˠɑːɾˠ//bˠaːɾˠ/
  1. to bar, hinder

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Old French barre, barrer. Compare English bar.

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