gairm
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish gairm, from Proto-Celtic *garrman, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵh₂r̥-smn̥, from *ǵeh₂r- (“to shout, cry”); see gair for more.
Pronunciation
Noun
gairm f (genitive singular as substantive gairme, genitive as verbal noun gairthe, nominative plural gairmeacha)
- verbal noun of gair
- call
- calling
- divine call, vocation
- profession, occupation
- acclaim
Declension
(as verbal noun):
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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(as substantive):
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Synonyms
- gairm ó Dhia (“divine call”)
Derived terms
- aisghairm (“revoke, repeal”)
- athghairm (“restoration; encore; replay; recall”)
- comhairleoir gairme (“vocational counsellor”)
- comhghairm (“convocation; to convene”)
- cúirtghairm (“court proclamation”)
- cúlghairm (“revocation”)
- cumann gairme (“professional association”)
- forbairt ghairme (“career development”)
- forghairm (“interpellation”)
- gairm chun fianachta (“calling to witness”)
- gairm chun urnaí (“call to prayer”)
- gairm ghrianghraf (“photocall”)
- gairm na múinteoireachta (“teaching profession”)
- gairm scoile (“call for papers”)
- gairmchomhairliú (“vocational counseling”)
- gairmeach (“vocative”)
- gairmí (“professional”)
- gairmiúil (“vocational; professional”)
- gairmoideachas (“vocational education”)
- gairmoiliúint (“vocational training”)
- gairmscoil (“vocational school”)
- gairmthreoir (“career guidance, vocational guidance”)
- gairmuimhir (“call number”)
- gradam gairme (“occupational prestige”)
- oiliúint ghairme (“vocational training”)
- pleanáil ghairme (“career planning”)
- sluaghairm (“slogan”)
- so-aistritheacht ghairme (“occupational mobility”)
- sos gairme (“career break”)
- toghairm (“summons”)
Verb
gairm (present analytic gairmeann, future analytic gairmfidh, verbal noun gairm, past participle gairmthe)
- (transitive, intransitive) Alternative form of gair (“call; invoke; acclaim”)
Conjugation
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gairm”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gairm”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish gairm, from Proto-Celtic *garrman, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵh₂r̥-smn̥, from *ǵeh₂r- (“to shout, cry”).
Pronunciation
- {{IPA|gd|/ˈkɤɾʲəm/
Verb
gairm (past ghairm, future gairmidh, verbal noun gairm, past participle gairmte)
Noun
gairm f (genitive singular gairme, plural gairmean or gairmeannan)
- verbal noun of gairm
- cry, call
- crow (cock's)
- proclamation
- Synonym: glaodhadh
Mutation
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Radical | Lenition |
gairm | ghairm |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “gairm”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gairm”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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