gearr
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish gerr.[1] The verb is from Middle Irish gerraid.[2]
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
gearr (genitive singular feminine giorra, plural gearra, comparative giorra)
Declension edit
Declension of gearr
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | gearr | ghearr | gearra; ghearra² | |
Vocative | ghearr | gearra | ||
Genitive | giorra | gearra | gearr | |
Dative | gearr; ghearr¹ |
ghearr | gearra; ghearra² | |
Comparative | níos giorra | |||
Superlative | is giorra |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
- Alternative vocative/genitive singular masculine and archaic dative singular feminine: girr
Derived terms edit
- gearr sa radharc (“short-sighted”)
- gearr-
- gearró (“recently”)
- i bhfad agus i ngearr (“far and near”)
- i ngearr aimsire (“in a short time”)
Verb edit
gearr (present analytic gearrann, future analytic gearrfaidh, verbal noun gearradh, past participle gearrtha)
- cut; shorten, reduce
- Ghearr mé mo lámh ar maidin.
- I cut my hand this morning.
- (card games) cut
- (dentistry, of teeth) cut (of child); grind
- make a cutting remark to someone; backbite; nag (of wounding speech)
- castrate
- levy, impose, allocate (from fund)
Conjugation edit
conjugation of gearr (first conjugation – A)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
gearr | ghearr | ngearr |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “gerr”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “gerraid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 45, page 24
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 275, page 97
Further reading edit
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “geárr”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 357
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “gearraim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 357
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gearr”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “gearr” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “gearr” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic edit
Noun edit
gearr f (genitive singular gearra, plural gearran)
- Alternative form of geàrr
Verb edit
gearr (past ghearr, future gearraidh, verbal noun gearradh, past participle gearrta)
- Alternative form of geàrr
Adjective edit
gearr
- Alternative form of geàrr