noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈbaɪə/
General-American:/ˈbaɪɚ/
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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