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bord

deck

NounMasculineA1/bˠoːɾˠd̪ˠ/

"bord" means "deck" in Irish (masculine noun). Pronounced /bˠoːɾˠd̪ˠ/. Mutation forms: Séimhiú → bhord, Urú → mbord.

Mutation forms

In Irish, the first letter of "bord" changes depending on the grammatical context. These are the mutated forms:

MutationForm
Base formbord
Séimhiúbhord
Urúmbord

When does "bord" mutate?

ar— on / interrogative particle (triggers séimhiú)

bord→ar an bhord(on the table (Munster; Standard: ar an mbord))

seacht— seven (triggers urú)

bord→seacht mbord(seven tables)

ocht— eight (triggers urú)

bord→ocht mbord(eight tables)

an— the (after prepositions ag an, ar an etc., triggers urú in standard Irish)

bord→ar an mbord(on the table)

ceithre— four (triggers séimhiú)

bord→ceithre bhord(four tables)

thar— over/past (triggers séimhiú)

bord→thar bhord(over a table)

faoi— under/about (triggers séimhiú)

bord→faoi bhord(under a table)

an— the (dative after simple prepositions, lenition in Munster/Connacht)

bord→ar an bhord(on the table (Munster))

"bord" in context

Tá bord agam.

I have a table.

A1

Tá an bord seo bán.

This table is white.

A1

Tá bord na ngobharnóirí i mbun cruinnithe.

The governors' board is having a meeting.

A2

Cuirfidh mé bord in áirithe.

I'll book a table.

A1

Ní raibh ach triúr ar bord an eitleáin.

There were only three people on board the airplane.

B1

Further reading

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