gearrán
Irish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- (Munster) IPA(key): /ɟəˈɾˠɑːn̪ˠ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ɟəˈɾˠɑːnˠ/, /ɟəˈɾˠɑːn̪ˠ/[1]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɟaɾˠanˠ/, /ˈɟaɾˠan̪ˠ/[2]
- Homophone: gearán
Noun
editgearrán m (genitive singular gearráin, nominative plural gearráin)
- gelding
- 1906, E. C. Quiggin, “Áindrías an Ime”, in A Dialect of Donegal: Being the Speech of Meenawannia in the Parish of Glenties, page 196:
- Seachtmhain roimhe Shamhain chuaidh an Seónstanach siar ⁊ seacht ngearráin ⁊ péire cliabh air ghach gearrán fá choinne a chuid ime.
- A week before Samhain, Johnstone went back with seven geldings and a pair of panniers on each gelding for his butter.
- garron
- (derogatory) lesbian, dyke
Declension
editDeclension of gearrán
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Descendants
editMutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
gearrán | ghearrán | ngearrán |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 122
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 268, page 95
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gearrán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “gearrán”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “gearrán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024