gearrchearc

Irish

Etymology

gearr- (“small”) +‎ cearc (“hen”)

Noun

gearrchearc f (genitive singular gearrchirce, nominative plural gearrchearca)

1. bantam (hen)

Declension

Declension of gearrchearc

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative gearrchearc gearrchearca Vocative a ghearrchearc a ghearrchearca Genitive gearrchirce gearrchearc Dative gearrchearc gearrchearca

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an ghearrchearc na gearrchearca Genitive na gearrchirce na ngearrchearc Dative leis an ngearrchearc don ghearrchearc leis na gearrchearca

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gearrchearc	ghearrchearc	ngearrchearc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gearrchearc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN