gearr-

See also: gearr and geàrr

Irish

Etymology

From gearr (“short”, adjective).

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ɟaɾˠ/ (as if spelled gear-)

Prefix

gearr-

1. short, brief
2. small, young
3. curt, abrupt
4. fairly, pretty

   ‎gearr- + ‎maith → ‎gearrmhaith (“pretty good”)

Derived terms

Irish terms prefixed with gearr-

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gearr-	ghearr-	ngearr-
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gearr-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN