gearr-
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From gearr (“short”, adjective).
Pronunciation
[edit]Prefix
[edit]gearr-
- short, brief
- small, young
- curt, abrupt
- fairly, pretty
- gearr- + maith → gearrmhaith (“pretty good”)
Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
gearr- | ghearr- | ngearr- |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 93
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gearr-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN