gearr-am

Irish

Etymology

gearr- +‎ am

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈɟaːɾˠˌaumˠ/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈɟɑːɾˠˌɑːmˠ/, /ˈɟɑːɾˠˌamˠ/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈɟɑːɾˠˌamˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɟaːɾˠˌamˠ/, /ˈɟaːɾˠˌamˠə/

Noun

gearr-am m (genitive singular gearr-ama, nominative plural gearr-amanna)

1. a short time (i.e. short period of time)

   Beidh mé leat i ngearr-am.

   I'll be with you in a short time.

2. short time (a period of reduced work hours)

Declension

Declension of gearr-am

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative gearr-am gearr-amanna Vocative a ghearr-am a ghearr-amanna Genitive gearr-ama gearr-amanna Dative gearr-am gearr-amanna

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an gearr-am na gearr-amanna Genitive an ghearr-ama na ngearr-amanna Dative leis an ngearr-am don ghearr-am leis na gearr-amanna

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gearr-am	ghearr-am	ngearr-am
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “ngearr-am”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• “gearr-am”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024