gaire

See also: gáire and gàire

Catalan

Etymology

From , borrowed from Frankish *waigaro. Compare French guère.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈɡaj.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈɡaj.ɾe]

Adjective

gaire m or f (plural gaires, plural gaire)

1. (in negative or interrogative constructions) barely any, hardly any

   No té gaire diners. ― He hardly has any money.

Adverb

gaire

1. (in negative or interrogative constructions) barely, hardly

   No va dir gaire res. ― She hardly said anything.

Derived terms

• gairebé

Further reading

• “gaire” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaɾʲə/

Adjective

gaire

1. inflection of gar:
   1. genitive feminine singular
   2. comparative degree

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gaire	ghaire	ngaire
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan, borrowed from Frankish *waigaro.

Adverb

gaire

1. barely, hardly

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Old French

Alternative forms

• gaires, guaire, guaires, guere, gueres, waires

Etymology

From Frankish *waigaro (“a lot”).

Adverb

gaire

1. (chiefly with "ne") hardly; almost not at all

Descendants

• French: guère

Further reading

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (guaire, supplement)
• gueres on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub

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Old Occitan

Etymology

Borrowed from Frankish *waigaro. Gallo-Romance cognate with Old French gaire.

Adverb

gaire

1. (chiefly with "ne") hardly; almost not at all

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*waigaro”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume
  , page 469