éar

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See also: ear, EAR, -ear, 'ear, and èar

Irish

Etymology

The first element is from Old Irish derivatives of Proto-Celtic *exs (out of), and the second element is related to rath (luck, favor).

Pronunciation

Verb

éar (present analytic éarann, future analytic éarfaidh, verbal noun éaradh, past participle éartha)

  1. (transitive) refuse, deny; repel

Conjugation

Mutation

Mutated forms of éar
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
éar n-éar héar not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “éar”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN