iarr

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish íarraid, from íar (“after”), from Proto-Celtic *eɸirom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi (“near, at, against”); compare Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí, “on, over, at”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iəɾˠ/

Verb

iarr (present analytic iarrann, future analytic iarrfaidh, verbal noun iarraidh, past participle iarrtha)

1. to ask, ask for, request
2. to try, attempt

   Synonyms: triail, bain triail as

Conjugation

conjugation of iarr (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	iarraim	iarrann tú; iarrair†	iarrann sé, sí	iarraimid	iarrann sibh	iarrann siad; iarraid†	a iarrann; a iarras / a n-iarrann*; a n-iarras*	iarrtar
	past	d'iarr mé; d'iarras / iarr mé‡; iarras‡	d'iarr tú; d'iarrais / iarr tú; iarrais‡	d'iarr sé, sí / iarr sé, sí‡	d'iarramar; d'iarr muid / iarramar; iarr muid‡	d'iarr sibh; d'iarrabhair / iarr sibh; iarrabhair‡	d'iarr siad; d'iarradar / iarr siad; iarradar‡	a d'iarr / ar iarr*	iarradh; hiarradh†
	past habitual	d'iarrainn / iarrainn‡; n-iarrainn‡‡	d'iarrtá / iarrtá‡; n-iarrtᇇ	d'iarradh sé, sí / iarradh sé, sí‡; n-iarradh sé, s퇇	d'iarraimis; d'iarradh muid / iarraimis; iarradh muid‡; n-iarraimis‡‡; n-iarradh muid‡‡	d'iarradh sibh / iarradh sibh‡; n-iarradh sibh‡‡	d'iarraidís; d'iarradh siad / iarraidís; iarradh siad‡; n-iarraidís‡‡; n-iarradh siad‡‡	a d'iarradh / a n-iarradh*	d'iarrtaí / iarrtaí‡; n-iarrta퇇
future		iarrfaidh mé; iarrfad	iarrfaidh tú; iarrfair†	iarrfaidh sé, sí	iarrfaimid; iarrfaidh muid	iarrfaidh sibh	iarrfaidh siad; iarrfaid†	a iarrfaidh; a iarrfas / a n-iarrfaidh*; a n-iarrfas*	iarrfar
conditional		d'iarrfainn / iarrfainn‡; n-iarrfainn‡‡	d'iarrfá / iarrfá‡; n-iarrfᇇ	d'iarrfadh sé, sí / iarrfadh sé, sí‡; n-iarrfadh sé, s퇇	d'iarrfaimis; d'iarrfadh muid / iarrfaimis‡; iarrfadh muid‡; n-iarrfaimis‡‡; n-iarrfadh muid‡‡	d'iarrfadh sibh / iarrfadh sibh‡; n-iarrfadh sibh‡‡	d'iarrfaidís; d'iarrfadh siad / iarrfaidís‡; iarrfadh siad‡; n-iarrfaidís‡‡; n-iarrfadh siad‡‡	a d'iarrfadh / a n-iarrfadh*	d'iarrfaí / iarrfaí‡; n-iarrfa퇇
subjunctive	present	go n-iarra mé; go n-iarrad†	go n-iarra tú; go n-iarrair†	go n-iarra sé, sí	go n-iarraimid; go n-iarra muid	go n-iarra sibh	go n-iarra siad; go n-iarraid†	—	go n-iarrtar
	past	dá n-iarrainn	dá n-iarrtá	dá n-iarradh sé, sí	dá n-iarraimis; dá n-iarradh muid	dá n-iarradh sibh	dá n-iarraidís; dá n-iarradh siad	—	dá n-iarrtaí
imperative		iarraim	iarr	iarradh sé, sí	iarraimis	iarraigí; iarraidh†	iarraidís	—	iarrtar
verbal noun		iarraidh
past participle		iarrtha

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis (except an)

Derived terms

• iarracht (“attempt”)
• iarratas (“application”)
• iarrthóir (“candidate”)

Mutation

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

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish iarraid.

Verb

iarr (past dh'iarr, future iarraidh, verbal noun iarraidh, past participle iarrte)

1. want
2. ask, request, demand
3. seek, search, look for, probe

   Chan fhaic 's chan iarr iad. ― They shall neither see nor enquire.

   Synonyms: lorg, sir

4. invite

   Iarr e gu pàrtaidh. ― Invite him to a party.

5. (dated) pain, purge (as medicine)

Usage notes

• In the sense of requesting or desiring takes the preposition air:

  Dh'iarr e airgead oirre. ― He asked her for money.

  An iarr thu air sin a thachairt? ― Will you desire that to happen?

Derived terms

• iarrtas

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “iarr”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language (John Grant, Edinburgh, 1925, Compiled by Malcolm MacLennan)