giorria
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From earlier girr-fhiadh, from gearr (“short”) + fia(dh) (“deer”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɟɪɾˠiə/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɟaɾˠiə/ (corresponding to the alternative form gearria)[1]
Noun[edit]
giorria m (genitive singular giorria, nominative plural giorriacha)
Declension[edit]
Declension of giorria
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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- Variant plural: giorraithe
Derived terms[edit]
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
giorria | ghiorria | ngiorria |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 11
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “giorria”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN