Irish

Noun

baránta m ‎(genitive singular baránta, nominative plural barántaí)

1. warranty

Declension

Derived terms

• barántaigh ‎(“warrant”, verb)

Related terms

• barántas m ‎(“warranty, authority”)
• barántúil ‎(“trustworthy; authentic”, adjective)
• barántúlacht f ‎(“trustworthiness”)

Mutation

References

• "baránta" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “baránta” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman, Old Northern French warant, warand (possibly via Middle English [Term?]), present participle of a Romance verb from Frankish *warjan.

Noun

baránta m

1. warrant, authority, guarantee
2. guarantor, surety

Derived terms

• barántacht f ‎(“protection”)
• barántamail ‎(“authoritative, trustworthy”, adjective)
• barántas m ‎(“authority, command”)

Descendants

• Irish: baránta

Mutation

References

• “baránta” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.