cearc ghoir
Irish
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Etymology
editLiterally “hen of incubation”
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcearc ghoir f (genitive singular circe goir, nominative plural cearca goir)
- sitting hen (hen incubating eggs), broody hen
- (figurative) mother hen (overprotective woman)
Mutation
edit| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cearc ghoir | chearc ghoir | gcearc ghoir |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
edit- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cearc ghoir”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “cearc ghoir”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cearc ghoir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 44
