earra

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɾˠə/
• IPA^(key): /ˈfˠʌɾˠuː/

Etymology 1

From a conflation of Old Irish errad (“equipping; military equipment”) and Old Irish arrae (“payment”).

Alternative forms

• earradh (superseded)
• iorradh, urradh

Noun

earra m or f (genitive singular earra, nominative plural earraí)

1. goods, merchandise
   • 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 26:

     rińəmr̥ rød mŭȧ əńḗ, mar jīləmr̥ gə tarvr̥ n̥ ȧrə vī agń̥.

     [Rinneamar rud maith inné mar dhíolamar go tairbheach an earra a bhí againn.]

     We did good business yesterday, as we sold the goods we had at a good price.

   • 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 26:

     d osklōx myȷ gnō elə, ʒā ǵȧpax myȷ, gə vefī ḱȧn̄əxt əŕ n̥ ȧrə.

     [D’osclódh muid gnó eile dhá gceapadh muid go bheifí ceannacht ar an earra.]

     We would open another business if we thought the merchandise would sell well.

2. commodity

Declension

Declension of earra (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative earra earraí vocative a earra a earraí genitive earra earraí dative earra earraí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-earra na hearraí genitive an earra na n-earraí dative leis an earra don earra leis na hearraí

Alternative declension as feminine

Declension of earra (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative earra earraí vocative a earra a earraí genitive earra earraí dative earra earraí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an earra na hearraí genitive na hearra na n-earraí dative leis an earra don earra leis na hearraí

Derived terms

• bogearraí m pl (“software”)
• crua-earra m (“(article of) hardware”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

earra f pl

1. nominative/dative plural of earr

Mutation

Mutated forms of earra

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
earra	n-earra	hearra	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “arra ‘payment, tribute, wages’”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “arraḋ ‘article of merchandise’”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 40
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “earraḋ ‘property, goods’”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 279
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “iorraḋ ‘household stuff, furniture’”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 409
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “urraḋ ‘chattels, utensils’”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “earra”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

earra

1. genitive singular of eàrr

Mutation

Mutation of earra

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
earra	n-earra	h-earra	t-earra

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.