aithghearr

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish aithgerr (“very short, very brief”), synchronically ath- +‎ gearr.

Adjective

aithghearr (genitive singular feminine aithghiorra, plural aithghearra, comparative aithghiorra)

  1. short
    Synonym: aicearrach

Declension

Declension of aithghearr
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative aithghearr aithghearr aithghearra
Vocative aithghearr aithghearra
Genitive aithghiorra aithghearra aithghearr
Dative aithghearr aithghearr aithghearra
Comparative níos aithghiorra
Superlative is aithghiorra

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
aithghearr n-aithghearr haithghearr not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish aithgirra (“shortness, brevity; short cut”), from aithgerr (“very short, very brief”, adjective).

Pronunciation

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Noun

aithghearr f (genitive singular aithghiorra, plural aithghearran)

  1. shortcut
    Ghabh sinn aithghearr. ― We took a shortcut.

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
aithghearr n-aithghearr h-aithghearr t-aithghearr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “aithghearr”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “aithgirra”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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