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Definition 2024

biorán

biorán

See also: bioran

Irish

Noun

biorán m ‎(genitive singular bioráin, nominative plural bioráin)

pin
hand (of clock)
Alternative form of bearrán ‎(“annoyance; nuisance”)

Declension

Declension of biorán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	biorán	bioráin
Vocative	a bhioráin	a bhiorána
Genitive	bioráin	biorán
Dative	biorán	bioráin

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an biorán	na bioráin
Genitive	an bhioráin	na mbiorán
Dative	leis an mbiorán don bhiorán	leis na bioráin

Derived terms

Terms derived from biorán

bioránach ‎(“sprat”)
biorán brollaigh ‎(“breast-pin; brooch”)
biorán cniotála ‎(“knitting-needle”)

biorán cróise ‎(“crochet-hook”)
biorán dúnta ‎(“safety pin”)
biorán eangaí ‎(“net-maker's needle”)

biorán gruaige ‎(“hairpin”)
biorán hata ‎(“hat-pin”)
biorán suain ‎(“sleep charm”) (in folk tales)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
biorán	bhiorán	mbiorán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

"biorán" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.