bir
Old Irish
/bʲir/, /bʲir/, /bʲirʲ/
noun
Definitions
- stake, spit, point; spear, spike
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Celtic *beru (spit).
Origin
Proto-Celtic
*beru
Gloss
spit
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *bʰrewh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- bearach Irish
- bior Irish
- bior-róst Irish
- biorach Irish
- biorbheannach Irish
- biorán Irish
- bioróg Irish
- Peredur Welsh
- berach Old Irish
- bior Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- biorach Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- biorag Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- bioran Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- *beru Proto-Celtic
- *bẹrŭro- Gaulish
- berula Gaulish