aithghearr

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish aithgerr (“very short, very brief”), synchronically ath- +‎ gearr.

Adjective

aithghearr (genitive singular feminine aithghiorra, plural aithghearra, comparative aithghiorra)

1. short

   Synonym: aicearrach

Declension

Declension of aithghearr

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	aithghearr	aithghearr	aithghearra
Vocative	aithghearr		aithghearra
Genitive		aithghiorra	aithghearra	aithghearr
Dative	aithghearr	aithghearr	aithghearra
Comparative	níos aithghiorra
Superlative	is aithghiorra

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aithghearr	n-aithghearr	haithghearr	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aithghearr”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “aithgerr”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish aithgirra (“shortness, brevity; short cut”), from aithgerr (“very short, very brief”, adjective).

Noun

aithghearr f (genitive singular aithghiorra, plural aithghearran)

1. shortcut

   Ghabh sinn aithghearr. ― We took a shortcut.

Related terms

• a dh'aithghearr

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aithghearr	n-aithghearr	h-aithghearr	t-aithghearr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “aithghearr”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “aithgirra”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language