geàrr

See also: gearr and gearr-

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʲaːrˠ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish gerr, from Proto-Celtic *gerros.

Adjective

geàrr (comparative giorra)

1. short

Synonyms

• goirid

Antonyms

• fada

Derived terms

• còta-geàrr
• geàrr-ainm
• geàrr-chunntas
• geàrr-ùine

Verb

geàrr (past gheàrr, future gearraidh, verbal noun gearradh, past participle gearrta)

1. cut
2. castrate

Related terms

• giorrachadh
• giorraich

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

geàrr f (genitive singular gearra, plural gearran)

1. hare

Synonyms

• maigheach

Mutation

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.