giorra

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Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Irish girre (comparative degree of gerr (short)).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

giorra

  1. inflection of gearr:
    1. feminine genitive singular
    2. comparative degree

Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
giorra ghiorra ngiorra
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 24
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 97

Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Irish girre (comparative degree of gerr (short)).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

giorra

  1. comparative degree of geàrr and goirid

Adverb[edit]

giorra

  1. comparative degree of goirid

Mutation[edit]

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