earr

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See also: eàrr

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish err (hinder-part, end, tail), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃érsos (backside, buttocks) (compare English arse and German Arsch).

Noun

earr f (genitive singular eirre, nominative plural earra)

  1. end, extremity, tail
    Synonyms: cúl, deireadh
  2. (literary) banner

Declension

Declension of earr (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative earr earra
vocative a earr a earra
genitive eirre earr
dative earr earra
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an earr na hearra
genitive na heirre na n-earr
dative leis an earr
don earr
leis na hearra

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of earr
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
earr n-earr hearr 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

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

earr m or f (genitive singular earra, plural earran)

  1. Alternative spelling of eàrr

Mutation

Mutation of earr
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
earr n-earr h-earr t-earr

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