géarleanúint

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From géar (“sharp”) +‎ leanúint (“following”). Originally the verbal noun of the now obsolete verb géarlean (“to prosecute”).

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɟeːɾˠlʲanˠũːn̠ʲtʲ/, /ˈɟeːɾˠlʲan̪ˠũːn̠ʲtʲ/[1]

Noun

géarleanúint f (genitive singular géarleanúna, nominative plural géarleanúintí)

  1. persecution
    déan géarleanúint ar ― to persecute (literally, “to do persecution on”)

Declension

Declension of géarleanúint (third declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative géarleanúint géarleanúintí
vocative a ghéarleanúint a ghéarleanúintí
genitive géarleanúna géarleanúintí
dative géarleanúint géarleanúintí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an ghéarleanúint na géarleanúintí
genitive na géarleanúna na ngéarleanúintí
dative leis an ngéarleanúint
don ghéarleanúint 		leis na géarleanúintí

Mutation

Mutated forms of géarleanúint
radical lenition eclipsis
géarleanúint ghéarleanúint ngéarleanúint

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

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 84

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