Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From géar (sharp) +‎ leanúint (following). Originally the verbal noun of the now obsolete verb géarlean (to prosecute).

Pronunciation

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  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɟeːɾˠlʲanˠũːn̠ʲtʲ/, /ˈɟeːɾˠlʲan̪ˠũːn̠ʲtʲ/[1]

Noun

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géarleanúint f (genitive singular géarleanúna, nominative plural géarleanúintí)

  1. persecution
    déan géarleanúint arto persecute (literally, “to do persecution on”)

Declension

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
géarleanúint ghéarleanúint ngéarleanúint
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 84

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