gér

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ger"

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish gér.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʲeːɾ/

Adjective

gér

1. sharp
2. keen; intense

Descendants

• Irish: géar
• Manx: gear, geayr, geyre
• Scottish Gaelic: geur

Mutation

Mutation of gér

radical	lenition	nasalization
gér	gér pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/	ngér

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Middle Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gér”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Old Irish

Etymology

Of unclear origin, but compare Proto-Celtic *gaisos (“spear”), itself a borrowing from Proto-Germanic *gaizaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡʲeːɾ/

Adjective

gér

1. sharp
2. keen; intense

Declension

o/ā-stem

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gér	gér	gér
vocative	géir* gér**
accusative	gér	géir
genitive	géir	géire	géir
dative	gér	géir	gér
plural	masculine	feminine/neuter
nominative	géir	géra
vocative	géru géra†
accusative	géru géra†
genitive	gér
dative	géraib

*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative
**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized

Descendants

• Middle Irish: gér
  • Irish: géar
  • Manx: gear, geayr, geyre
  • Scottish Gaelic: geur

Mutation

Mutation of gér

radical	lenition	nasalization
gér	gér pronounced with /ɣʲ-/	ngér

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gér”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language