éar
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
The first element is from Old Irish derivatives of Proto-Celtic *exs (“out of”), and the second element is related to rath (“luck, favor”).
Verb[edit]
éar (present analytic éarann, future analytic éarfaidh, verbal noun éaradh, past participle éartha)
- (transitive) refuse, deny; repel
Conjugation[edit]
* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡ Dependent form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis (except an)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
éar | n-éar | héar | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911) , “éar”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN