garg

See also: Garg

English

Etymology

Clipping

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑɹɡ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑːɡ/
• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)ɡ

Noun

garg (plural gargs)

1. (informal) A gargoyle.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kark/
• Rhymes: -ark

Noun

garg n (genitive singular gargs, no plural)

1. screech

Declension

Declension of garg (sg-only neuter)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	garg	gargið
accusative	garg	gargið
dative	gargi	garginu
genitive	gargs	gargsins

Related terms

• garga

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish gargg (“rough”), from Proto-Celtic *gargos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaɾˠəɡ/

Adjective

garg (genitive singular masculine gairg, genitive singular feminine gairge, plural garga, comparative gairge)

1. rough, harsh, fierce

   Synonym: garbh

2. bitter, acrid

   Synonyms: géar, searbh

3. pungent, strong-tasting

   Synonym: borb

4. gruff, strident (of a voice)
5. searing (of the sun)

Declension

Declension of garg

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	garg	gharg	garga; gharga2
vocative	ghairg		garga
genitive		gairge	garga	garg
dative	garg; gharg1	gharg; ghairg (archaic)	garga; gharga2
Comparative	níos gairge
Superlative	is gairge

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

• gairge
• gargaigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of garg

radical	lenition	eclipsis
garg	gharg	ngarg

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

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “garg”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 353
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “garg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish gargg (“rough”), from Proto-Celtic *gargos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaɾak/

Adjective

garg (genitive singular feminine gairge, comparative gairge)

1. acetous, acrid, acrimonious
2. angry, bitter
3. ardent
4. barbarous, brutal, brutish, cruel, ferocious, fierce, gruff, rabid
5. harsh, pungent
6. tart

Mutation

Mutation of garg

radical	lenition
garg	gharg

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.