Standard Lemma guide

byre

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbaɪə/
  • General-American: /ˈbaɪɚ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -aɪə(ɹ)

1

noun

Meaning 1

A barn, especially one used for keeping cattle in.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a barn for cows

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cowbarn, cowshed, cow barn, cowhouse

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: barn

History

Etymology

From Middle English bire, bier, byr, from Old English bȳre.

Across languages

Translations

40 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: حَظِيرَة (ḥaẓīra) — a barn, especially one used for keeping cattle
  • Arabic: زَرِيبَة (zarība) — a barn, especially one used for keeping cattle
  • Bulgarian: обор (obor) — a barn, especially one used for keeping cattle
  • Chinese: 牛舍 (niúshè) — a barn, especially one used for keeping cattle
  • Chinese: 牛棚 (niúpéng) — a barn, especially one used for keeping cattle
  • Chuvash: вите (vit̬e) — a barn, especially one used for keeping cattle
  • Cornish: bowji — a barn, especially one used for keeping cattle
  • Crimean Tatar: azbar — a barn, especially one used for keeping cattle
  • Danish: stald — a barn, especially one used for keeping cattle
  • Dutch: koestal — a barn, especially one used for keeping cattle
  • Esperanto: bovejo — a barn, especially one used for keeping cattle
  • Finnish: navetta — a barn, especially one used for keeping cattle
  • French: étable — a barn, especially one used for keeping cattle
  • Galician: corte — a barn, especially one used for keeping cattle
  • Galician: loxa — a barn, especially one used for keeping cattle
  • German: Kuhstall — a barn, especially one used for keeping cattle
  • Greek: βουστάσιο (voustásio) — a barn, especially one used for keeping cattle
  • Ancient Greek: μάνδρα (mándra) — a barn, especially one used for keeping cattle
  • Hebrew: רֶפֶת — a barn, especially one used for keeping cattle
  • Hindi: गौशाला (gauśālā) — a barn, especially one used for keeping cattle
  • Hindi: अश्वशाला (aśvaśālā) — a barn, especially one used for keeping cattle
  • Hungarian: tehénistálló — a barn, especially one used for keeping cattle
  • Irish: cró beithíoch — a barn, especially one used for keeping cattle
  • Irish: bóitheach — a barn, especially one used for keeping cattle
  • Italian: vaccheria — a barn, especially one used for keeping cattle
  • Latvian: kuts — a barn, especially one used for keeping cattle
  • Norwegian Bokmål: fjøs — a barn, especially one used for keeping cattle
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: fjøs — a barn, especially one used for keeping cattle
  • Polish: obora — a barn, especially one used for keeping cattle
  • Portuguese: vacaria — a barn, especially one used for keeping cattle
  • Russian: хлев (xlev) — a barn, especially one used for keeping cattle
  • Russian: коро́вник (koróvnik) — a barn, especially one used for keeping cattle
  • Scottish Gaelic: bàthach — a barn, especially one used for keeping cattle
  • Spanish: vaquería — a barn, especially one used for keeping cattle
  • Spanish: vaqueriza — a barn, especially one used for keeping cattle
  • Tok Pisin: haus bulmakau — a barn, especially one used for keeping cattle
  • Volapük: veteralecek — a barn, especially one used for keeping cattle
  • Volapük: kunalecek — a barn, especially one used for keeping cattle
  • Volapük: bubalecek — a barn, especially one used for keeping cattle
  • Welsh: beudy — a barn, especially one used for keeping cattle