# bearr
## Irish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Munster, Connacht) IPA: /bʲɑːɾˠ/
* (Ulster) IPA: /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

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | 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 |
| indicative | past | bhearr mé; bhearras | bhearr tú; bhearrais | bhearr sé, sí | bhearramar; bhearr muid | bhearr sibh; bhearrabhair | bhearr siad; bhearradar | a bhearr / ar bhearr* | bearradh |
| indicative | 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 | 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 | 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 |
| subjunctive | 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 | imperative | bearraim | bearr | bearradh sé, sí | bearraimis | bearraigí; bearraidh$^†$ | bearraidís | — | bearrtar |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | bearradh | bearradh | bearradh | bearradh | bearradh | bearradh | bearradh | bearradh |
| past participle | past participle | bearrtha | bearrtha | bearrtha | bearrtha | bearrtha | bearrtha | bearrtha | bearrtha |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

#### Synonyms

* (skim): scimeáil, bain an barr de

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bearr”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “berraid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 40