Etymology
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From Old Irish íarraid, from íar (“after”), from Proto-Celtic *eɸirom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi (“near, at, against”); compare Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí, “on, over, at”).
Pronunciation
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iarr (present analytic iarrann, future analytic iarrfaidh, verbal noun iarraidh, past participle iarrtha)
- (modal) to want (used in the progressive tenses)
An bhfuil tú ag iarraidh a theacht aníos liomsa anois?- Do you want to come up here with me now?
- to ask, ask for, request
- to try, attempt
- Synonyms: triail, bain triail as
Conjugation
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plural
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relative
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autonomous
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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indicative
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present
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iarraim
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iarrann tú; iarrair† |
iarrann sé, sí
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iarraimid
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iarrann sibh
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iarrann siad; iarraid† |
a iarrann; a iarras / a n-iarrann*; a n-iarras*
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iarrtar
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past
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d'iarr mé; d'iarras / iarr mé‡; iarras‡
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d'iarr tú; d'iarrais / iarr tú; iarrais‡
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d'iarr sé, sí / iarr sé, sí‡
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d'iarramar; d'iarr muid / iarramar; iarr muid‡
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d'iarr sibh; d'iarrabhair / iarr sibh; iarrabhair‡
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d'iarr siad; d'iarradar / iarr siad; iarradar‡
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a d'iarr / ar iarr*
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iarradh; hiarradh† |
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past habitual
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d'iarrainn / iarrainn‡; n-iarrainn‡‡
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d'iarrtá / iarrtá‡; n-iarrtᇇ
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d'iarradh sé, sí / iarradh sé, sí‡; n-iarradh sé, s퇇
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d'iarraimis; d'iarradh muid / iarraimis; iarradh muid‡; n-iarraimis‡‡; n-iarradh muid‡‡
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d'iarradh sibh / iarradh sibh‡; n-iarradh sibh‡‡
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d'iarraidís; d'iarradh siad / iarraidís; iarradh siad‡; n-iarraidís‡‡; n-iarradh siad‡‡
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a d'iarradh / a n-iarradh*
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d'iarrtaí / iarrtaí‡; n-iarrta퇇
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future
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iarrfaidh mé; iarrfad
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iarrfaidh tú; iarrfair† |
iarrfaidh sé, sí
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iarrfaimid; iarrfaidh muid
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iarrfaidh sibh
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iarrfaidh siad; iarrfaid† |
a iarrfaidh; a iarrfas / a n-iarrfaidh*; a n-iarrfas*
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iarrfar
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conditional
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d'iarrfainn / iarrfainn‡; n-iarrfainn‡‡
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d'iarrfá / iarrfá‡; n-iarrfᇇ
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d'iarrfadh sé, sí / iarrfadh sé, sí‡; n-iarrfadh sé, s퇇
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d'iarrfaimis; d'iarrfadh muid / iarrfaimis‡; iarrfadh muid‡; n-iarrfaimis‡‡; n-iarrfadh muid‡‡
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d'iarrfadh sibh / iarrfadh sibh‡; n-iarrfadh sibh‡‡
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d'iarrfaidís; d'iarrfadh siad / iarrfaidís‡; iarrfadh siad‡; n-iarrfaidís‡‡; n-iarrfadh siad‡‡
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a d'iarrfadh / a n-iarrfadh*
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d'iarrfaí / iarrfaí‡; n-iarrfa퇇
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subjunctive
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present
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go n-iarra mé; go n-iarrad† |
go n-iarra tú; go n-iarrair† |
go n-iarra sé, sí
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go n-iarraimid; go n-iarra muid
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go n-iarra sibh
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go n-iarra siad; go n-iarraid† |
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go n-iarrtar
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past
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dá n-iarrainn
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dá n-iarrtá
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dá n-iarradh sé, sí
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dá n-iarraimis; dá n-iarradh muid
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dá n-iarradh sibh
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dá n-iarraidís; dá n-iarradh siad
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dá n-iarrtaí
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imperative
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iarraim
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iarr
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iarradh sé, sí
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iarraimis
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iarraigí; iarraidh† |
iarraidís
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iarrtar
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verbal noun
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iarraidh
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past participle
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iarrtha
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* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis (except an)
Derived terms
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Mutation
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Irish mutation
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Eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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iarr
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n-iarr
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hiarr
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not applicable
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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References
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Further reading
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Scottish Gaelic
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Etymology
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From Old Irish iarraid.
Pronunciation
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iarr (past dh'iarr, future iarraidh, verbal noun iarraidh, past participle iarrte)
- want
- ask, request, demand
- seek, search, look for, probe
- Synonyms: lorg, sir
- Chan fhaic 's chan iarr iad. ― They shall neither see nor enquire.
- invite
- Iarr e gu pàrtaidh. ― Invite him to a party.
- (dated) pain, purge (as medicine)
Usage notes
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- In the sense of requesting or desiring takes the preposition air:
- Dh'iarr e airgead oirre. ― He asked her for money.
- An iarr thu air sin a thachairt? ― Will you desire that to happen?
Derived terms
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Further reading
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- Edward Dwelly (1911), “iarr”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC