géire

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See also: geire and gèire

Irish

Pronunciation

Adjective

géire

  1. inflection of géar:
    1. genitive singular feminine
    2. comparative degree

Mutation

Mutated forms of géire
radical lenition eclipsis
géire ghéire ngéire

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

References

  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 133
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 86, page 35