gearb

Irish

Alternative forms

• gearg

Etymology

From Middle Irish gerb.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɟaɾˠəbˠ/

Noun

gearb f (genitive singular geirbe, nominative plural gearba)

1. scab
2. mange

Declension

Declension of gearb

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative gearb gearba Vocative a ghearb a ghearba Genitive geirbe gearb Dative gearb gearba

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an ghearb na gearba Genitive na geirbe na ngearb Dative leis an ngearb don ghearb leis na gearba

Related terms

• gearbach

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gearb	ghearb	ngearb
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gearb”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gerb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “gearb”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 357
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “gearb”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “gearb”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 54