# barra
## English
### Etymology 1

Variant forms.

#### Noun

barra (plural barras)
* (Geordie) A barrow; a hand-pushed cart of the type commonly used in markets.

##### Related terms

* barra boy (Geordie)

### Etymology 2

Clipping of barramundi

#### Noun

barra (plural barras)
* (Australia) A barramundi.
** 2006, Alexis Wright, Carpentaria, Giramondo, published 2012, page 281:‘Nice fish,’ Norm said, looking at four charred-baked barra covered in fire ash stuffed into the bucket.

## Afar
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /barˈra/ [bʌrˈrʌ]
* Hyphenation: bar‧ra

### Noun

barrá f (plural agábu m or agaabá f)
* (Southern dialects) woman
* (Southern dialects) wife

#### Declension

absolutive
barrá
predicative
barrá
subjective
barrá
genitive
barrá
Postpositioned forms
l-case
barrál
k-case
barrák
t-case
barrát
h-case
barráh :

#### Synonyms

* agboytá (Northern dialects)

#### Derived terms

* (diminutives): barraytó, barráytu (“wimp, weak person”) (all dialects)

### References

* E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “barra”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
* Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎, Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

## Albanian
### Noun

barra
* definite nominative singular of barrë

## Catalan
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *barra, possibly from Gaulish *barros (“the bushy end”), cognate with French barre and English bar. Doublet of bar.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈba.rə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈba.ra]

#### Noun

barra f (plural barres)
* bar (metal item)
    barra fixa ― high bar
    barra d'eines ― toolbar
* bar counter, wet bar
* barbell
* (ballet) bar
* loaf (of bread)
    barra de pa ― baguette
* bar (of chocolate)
* (anatomy) jawbone, mandible
* (figurative) cheek, impudence, audacity
    tenir barra ― to have a nerve
* (heraldry) bend sinister

##### Derived terms

* barraample
* barrar
* barrella
* barres asimètriques
* barres paral·leles
* barró
* barrot
* codi de barres
* embarrar

#### Further reading

* “barra” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “barra” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
* “barra”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

barra
* inflection of barrar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ba.ʁa/
* Audio:(file)

### Verb

barra
* third-person singular past historic of barrer

### Noun

barra m (plural barras)
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
** 2021 April 9, chapter 123 (0:14 from the start), OldPee (lyrics)‎:Glock pour les tracas, dans les placards, c’est la cata D’puis l’temps, tu le barra, pour les barras, j’veux ma part(please add an English translation of this quotation)
** 2024 April 17, “Les vitesses” (0:41 from the start), Batbat (lyrics)‎:Le barra c’est top, on fait ça carré et pe-pro(please add an English translation of this quotation)

## Galician
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbara̝/

### Etymology 1

From a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia, from Proto-Celtic *barros (“top, summit”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰers- (“point”). Cognate with Irish barr (“top, tip, summit”).

#### Noun

barra f (plural barras)
* loft or platform, usually inside the house or the stables, used for storing items
* attic
* vine arbour
** 1424, M. Mar Graña Cid (ed.), Las órdenes mendicantes en el obispado de Mondoñedo. El convento de san Martín de Villaoriente (1374-1500), separata de Estudios Mindonienses, page 292:
    a mitade do noso lagar con sua casa et barra et entradas et seidashalf our winery with its house, its vine arbour, entries and exits

##### Derived terms

* barrela (“lumberroom”)

##### Related terms

* combarro (“garner; penthouse”)

### Etymology 2

From Vulgar Latin barra, perhaps from Gaulish. Doublet of bar.

#### Noun

barra f (plural barras)
* sandbank
    Synonyms: banco de area, restinga, taro
* bar
* (iron) rod
* slash ("/" symbol)
* (heraldry) bend sinister

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “barra”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “barra” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “barra”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “barra 'parra'”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “barra”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “barra”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Irish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbˠaɾˠə/

### Etymology 1

From Middle English barre, from Old French barre (“beam, bar, gate, barrier”), from Vulgar Latin *barra, of uncertain origin.

#### Noun

barra m (genitive singular barra, nominative plural barraí)
* bar
* (geography) (sand)bar
* (law) bar
* (music) bar
* (sewing) tack

##### Declension

bare forms
singular
plural
nominative
barra
barraí
vocative
a bharra
a bharraí
genitive
barra
barraí
dative
barra
barraí
forms with the definite article
singular
plural
nominative
an barra
na barraí
genitive
an bharra
na mbarraí
dative
leis an mbarra don bharra
leis na barraí :

##### Derived terms

* barra abhann
* barra cuimilte
* barra na sinsear
* barra na sóisear
* barra spásála
* barraí moncaí

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

barra m (genitive singular barra, nominative plural barraí)
* Alternative form of bara (“barrow”)

##### Declension

bare forms
singular
plural
nominative
barra
barraí
vocative
a bharra
a bharraí
genitive
barra
barraí
dative
barra
barraí
forms with the definite article
singular
plural
nominative
an barra
na barraí
genitive
an bharra
na mbarraí
dative
leis an mbarra don bharra
leis na barraí :

### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

barra m
* inflection of barr:
** variant genitive singular
** nominative/vocative/dative plural

### Mutation

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

### References

* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 95

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “barra”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “barra”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
* “barra”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbar.ra/
* Rhymes: -arra
* Hyphenation: bàr‧ra

### Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *barra, possibly from Gaulish *barros (“the bushy end”). Doublet of bar.

#### Noun

barra f (plural barre)
* rod, bar, slat
* helm, tiller
* stroke, slash ('/' symbol)
* tray (computer)
* (zoology, horse anatomy) bar (inward folds of the wall of a horse hoof)

##### Derived terms

* barrare
* codice a barre
* sbarra

##### See also

* zoccolo
* fettone
* muraglia
* suola

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

barra
* inflection of barrare:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Further reading

* barra in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

## Maltese
### Etymology

From Arabic بَرًّا (barran, “outside”). Compare Egyptian Arabic برا (barra) and the same in many or most dialects.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbar.ra/
* Rhymes: -arra

### Adverb

barra
* out, outside, outdoors
* abroad

### Preposition

barra
* outside (of)
* except

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈba.ʁɐ/ [ˈba.hɐ]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈba.ʁɐ/ [ˈba.hɐ]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˈba.ʁɐ/ [ˈba.χɐ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈba.ʁa/ [ˈba.ha]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈba.ʁɐ/
* (Rio Grande do Sul) IPA: /ˈba.ʀa/
* Rhymes: -aʁɐ
* Homophone: varra (Porto)
* Hyphenation: bar‧ra

### Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *barra, possibly from Gaulish *barros (“the bushy end”), cognate with French barre and English bar. Doublet of bar.

#### Noun

barra f (plural barras)
* bar (solid object with uniform cross-section)
* bar, ingot
* cuff (the end of a pants leg, folded up)
* (typography) slash
* (heraldry) bend sinister
* (sports) crossbar
* (geography) bar (ridge or succession of ridges of sand or other substance)

##### Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:barra.

##### Derived terms

* barra de vida
* barra oblíqua
* barra pesada
* barrar

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

barra
* inflection of barrar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative
* third-person singular present subjunctive of barrir

## Scottish Gaelic
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈparˠə/

### Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Noun

barra m
* spike
* bar
* Court of Justice
* sandbank

##### Derived terms

* barra-mhìslein m (“common bird's foot trefoil”)

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

barra m
* genitive singular of bàrr

### References

* Edward Dwelly (1911) “barra”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN

## Sidamo
### Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Hadiyya balla and Kambaata bara.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbaɾːa/
* Hyphenation: bar‧ra

### Noun

barra m
* day
* time

### Verb

barra
* (intransitive) to be late

### References

* Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 81
* Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “barra”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbara/ [ˈba.ra]
* Rhymes: -ara
* Syllabification: ba‧rra

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *barra, possibly from Gaulish *barros (“the bushy end”), cognate with French barre and English bar. Doublet of bar.

#### Noun

barra f (plural barras)
* bar, rod (a solid, more or less rigid object of metal or other material with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length)
* bar (a counter, or simply a cabinet, from which alcoholic drinks are served in a private house or a hotel room.)
* (typography) bar (various lines used as punctuation or diacritics, such as the pipe ⟨|⟩, fraction bar (as in $^1$⁄$_2$))
    Synonyms: (|) barra vertical, ($^1$⁄$_2$) barra de fracción
* slash ("/" symbol)
    Synonyms: barra inclinada, barra oblicua
* (computing, rare, proscribed) backslash ("\" symbol)
    Synonyms: barra invertida, barra inversa
* (heraldry) bend sinister
* (exercise, weightlifting) barbell
* fan, crowd, supporter, especially political
    Synonym: porra
* Ellipsis of barra de pan.

##### Derived terms

* baile en barra
* barra americana
* barra baja
* barra brava
* barra con pesas
* barra de abogados
* barra de bastardía
* barra de compás
* barra de desplazamiento
* barra de equilibrio
* barra de flexión
* barra de labios
* barra de menú
* barra de pan
* barra de tareas
* barra de torsión
* barra espaciadora
* barra fija
* barra libre
* barra luminosa
* barra oblicua
* barra vertical
* barras asimétricas
* barras del día
* barrera
* barrilla
* barrote
* cabo de barra
* código de barras
* diagrama de barras
* goma en barra
* hacer barra

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

barra
* inflection of barrer:
** first/third-person singular present subjunctive
** third-person singular imperative
* inflection of barrar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

#### Further reading

* “barra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swedish
### Etymology

barr (“needle”) +‎ -a

### Verb

barra (present barrar, preterite barrade, supine barrat, imperative barra)
* (of a conifer, especially a Christmas tree) to drop one's needles
    Vår gran barrar så fort någon petar på den.Our Christmas tree sheds its needles as soon as someone pokes it.

#### Conjugation

$^1$ Archaic. $^2$ Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

#### Related terms

* barr
* barrning