bairín
Irish (Donegal)
noun
Definitions
- loaf (of bread)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Irish bairgen (bread, food, loaf, plain diet) inherited from Proto-Celtic *barginā, *bargos (bread, cake) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *bʰars- (spike, prickle).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*bʰars-
Gloss
spike, prickle
Concept
Semantic Field
Agriculture and vegetation
Ontological Category
Person/Thing