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báisteach [bɑ:∫d′әx] f. g. báistí rain
bán [bɑ:n] white
banbh [bɑnәv] m. g. bainbh, pl. banaí pigling
banc [bauŋk] m. g. bainc, pl. id. a bank
baol [be:l] m. g. baoil danger
ban, barra [bɑ:r, bɑrә] m. g. barra, pl. barraí summit, crop;
de bharr as a result of
bás [bɑ:s] m. g. báis death; fuair sé bás he died
bata [bɑtә] m. g. id., pl.-í stick
bead [b'ed] fut. sg. I of táim
beag [b'og] small; cá beag duit? is it not enough for you?;
ach chomh beag either (after negative)
beagán [b′ә
l
gɑ:n] g.-áin a small amount; fíor-bheagán very
little
beagnach [b′og
l
nɑ:x] almost
béal [b′ial] m. g. béil, pl. id. mouth
Bealtaine [b′aulhin′i] f. g. id. May
bean [b'an] f. g. mná, pl. id. woman, wife
beannacht [b′ә
l
nɑxt] f. g.-a, p1.-aí blessing
Béarla [b′iarlә] m. g. id. the English language
bearradh [b′arә] vn. of bearraim
bearraim [b′arim′] I clip, shave
beatha [b′ahә] f. g. id. life, livelihood, food
béile [b′e:l′i] f. g. id., pl.-lí a meal
beirim [b′er′im′] I bear, take: beirim ar I take hold of
beirím [b′e
l
r′i:m′] I boil
beiriú [b′e
l
r′u:] vn. of beirim I boil
beirt [b′ert′] f. g.-e, pl. -eanna two persons
beithíoch [b′e
l
hi:x] m. g.-ígh, pl. id. beast
beo [b′o:] alive
bheirim [v′er′im′] I give, bring, see p. 121
bheith [v′e] vn. of tá
bia [b′iә] m. g. bídh, pl.-nna food
bím [b′i:m′] habit. pres. sg. 1 of tá
binn [b′i:ŋ′] sweet (of music)
blas [blɑs] m. taste
bláth [blɑ:h] m. -a, pl. -anna flower
bláthach [blɑ:hәx] f. g. -thaí buttermilk