gáire

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See also: gaire, -gaire, gairė, and gàire

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

gáire m (genitive singular gáire, nominative plural gáirí)

  1. verbal noun of gáir
  2. a laugh
Declension
Declension of gáire

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative gáire gáirí
Vocative a gháire a gháirí
Genitive gáire gáirí
Dative gáire gáirí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an gáire na gáirí
Genitive an gháire na ngáirí
Dative leis an ngáire

don gháire

leis na gáirí
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

gáire f

  1. genitive singular of gáir (“cry, shout”)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

gáire

  1. present subjunctive of gáir

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
gáire gháire ngáire
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 58

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