-gaire
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Old Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Celtic *-garyom, formed with the suffix *-om and the stem *gary-. This formation is also found in Gaulish, in adgarion from the Chamalières inscription.
Suffix[edit]
-gaire
- forms verbal nouns of derivatives of gairid (“to call”)
Usage notes[edit]
Syncopates to -cr(a)e when warranted. All derivatives of with this suffix are neuter io-stems.