geàrr

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See also: gearr and gearr-

Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Irish gerr. Cognates include Irish gearr and Manx giare.

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Adjective

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geàrr (comparative giorra)

  1. short
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Etymology 2

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From Middle Irish gerraid. Cognates include Irish gearr and Manx giar.

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Verb

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geàrr

  1. (transitive) cut
  2. (transitive) castrate
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Etymology 3

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Geàrr.

Ellipsis of geàrr-fhiadh (short deer), from geàrr (short) +‎ fiadh (deer). Compare Irish giorria.

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Noun

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geàrr f (genitive singular gearra, plural gearran)

  1. hare
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Etymology 4

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Borrowed from Scots yair.

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Noun

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geàrr f

  1. (fishing) cruive, weir
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Mutation

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Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
geàrr gheàrr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  • MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “geàrr”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN
  • Colin Mark (2003) “geàrr”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 328