Irish word

bharr

tip (past of barr)

verbmasculine/vˠɑːɾˠ/

bharr means “tip (past of barr)” in Irish and is used as a verb. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /vˠɑːɾˠ/.

Mutation forms

Cuireadh an turas ar ceal de bharr drochaimsire.

The tour was cancelled because of bad weather.

De bharr an méid eolais atá le fáil.

Because of the amount of information available.

Déanann tú féin an stair de bharr do chinntí, do thuairimí agus do bhearta.

You yourself make history with your decisions, your opinions and your actions.

Ní raibh muid ábalta an teach a fhágáil de bharr na báistí.

We couldn't leave the house because of the rain.

Tá muid tréigthe anseo ar bharr an tsléibhe.

We are abandoned here at the top of the mountain.

Time

tosaigh

to begin

críochnaigh

finish

níos

lean

to follow

fan

to wait

deir

says

mair

live

cinnte

certain, sure

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