gerr

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Middle Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish gerr, from Proto-Celtic *gerros, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- (short); related to Sanskrit ह्रस्व (hrasva), Avestan 𐬰𐬭𐬀𐬵𐬈𐬵𐬍 (zrahehī).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

gerr

  1. short

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Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Irish: gearr
  • Manx: giare
  • Scottish Gaelic: geàrr

Mutation[edit]

Middle Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
gerr gerr
pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/
ngerr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

  • Indo-European and the Indo-Europeans: A Reconstruction and Historical Analysis of a Proto-Language and Proto-Culture. Part I: The Text. Part II: Bibliography, Indexes, p. 199

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