earra

Irish

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ˈaɾˠə/

Etymology 1

From a conflation of Old Irish errad (“equipping; military equipment”) and Old Irish arrae (“payment”).

Alternative forms

• earradh (superseded)
• iorradh
• urradh

Noun

1. goods, merchandise

   Rinneamar rud maith inné mar dhíolamar go tairbheach an earra a bhí againn.

   We did good business yesterday, as we sold the goods we had at a good price.

   D’osclódh muid gnó eile dhá gceapadh muid go mbeadh ceannacht ar an earra.

   We would open another business if we thought the merchandise would sell well.

2. commodity

Declension

Declension of earra

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative earra earraí Vocative a earra a earraí Genitive earra earraí Dative earra earraí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-earra na hearraí Genitive an earra na n-earraí Dative leis an earra don earra leis na hearraí

Alternative declension as feminine

Declension of earra

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative earra earraí Vocative a earra a earraí Genitive earra earraí Dative earra earraí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an earra na hearraí Genitive na hearra na n-earraí Dative leis an earra don earra leis na hearraí

Derived terms

• bogearraí

Etymology 2

Noun

earra f pl

1. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) nominative plural of earr
2. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) dative plural of earr

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “arrae”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 errad, erriud, irrad ‘equipping, military equipment’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 errad, irrad ‘ware, merchandise’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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• Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 26
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “earra”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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Scottish Gaelic

Noun

earra

1. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) genitive singular of eàrr