guairí

Irish

Etymology 1

Adjective

guairí

1. inflection of guaireach (“bristly, setaceous”):
   1. genitive singular feminine
   2. comparative degree

Alternative forms

• guairighe (obsolete)

Etymology 2

Noun

guairí f sg

1. genitive singular of guaireach (“rough hair, bristles”)

Etymology 3

Noun

guairí m pl

1. plural of guaire (“sandbar”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
guairí	ghuairí	nguairí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Entries containing “guairí” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “guairí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN