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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish gairm, from Proto-Celtic *garsman, from *ǵeh₂r- (“to shout, cry”); see gair for more.
Pronunciation
Noun
gairm f (genitive singular as substantive gairme, genitive as verbal noun gairthe, nominative plural gairmeacha)
- verbal noun of gair
- call, summons
- calling, vocation
- acclaim
Declension
(as verbal noun):
(as substantive):
Derived terms
Verb
gairm (present analytic gairmeann, future analytic gairmfidh, verbal noun gairm, past participle gairmthe)
- (transitive, intransitive) Alternative form of gair (“call; invoke; acclaim”)
Conjugation
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singular
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plural
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relative
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autonomous
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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indicative
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present
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gairmim
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gairmeann tú; gairmir†
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gairmeann sé, sí
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gairmimid
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gairmeann sibh
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gairmeann siad; gairmid†
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a ghairmeann; a ghairmeas / a ngairmeann*; a ngairmeas*
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gairmtear
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past
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ghairm mé; ghairmeas
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ghairm tú; ghairmis
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ghairm sé, sí
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ghairmeamar; ghairm muid
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ghairm sibh; ghairmeabhair
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ghairm siad; ghairmeadar
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a ghairm / ar ghairm*
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gairmeadh
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past habitual
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ghairminn / ngairminn‡‡
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ghairmteá / ngairmteᇇ
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ghairmeadh sé, sí / ngairmeadh sé, s퇇
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ghairmimis; ghairmeadh muid / ngairmimis‡‡; ngairmeadh muid‡‡
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ghairmeadh sibh / ngairmeadh sibh‡‡
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ghairmidís; ghairmeadh siad / ngairmidís‡‡; ngairmeadh siad‡‡
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a ghairmeadh / a ngairmeadh*
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ghairmtí / ngairmt퇇
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future
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gairmfidh mé; gairmfead
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gairmfidh tú; gairmfir†
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gairmfidh sé, sí
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gairmfimid; gairmfidh muid
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gairmfidh sibh
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gairmfidh siad; gairmfid†
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a ghairmfidh; a ghairmfeas / a ngairmfidh*; a ngairmfeas*
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gairmfear
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conditional
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ghairmfinn / ngairmfinn‡‡
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ghairmfeá / ngairmfeᇇ
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ghairmfeadh sé, sí / ngairmfeadh sé, s퇇
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ghairmfimis; ghairmfeadh muid / ngairmfimis‡‡; ngairmfeadh muid‡‡
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ghairmfeadh sibh / ngairmfeadh sibh‡‡
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ghairmfidís; ghairmfeadh siad / ngairmfidís‡‡; ngairmfeadh siad‡‡
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a ghairmfeadh / a ngairmfeadh*
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ghairmfí / ngairmf퇇
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subjunctive
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present
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go ngairme mé; go ngairmead†
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go ngairme tú; go ngairmir†
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go ngairme sé, sí
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go ngairmimid; go ngairme muid
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go ngairme sibh
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go ngairme siad; go ngairmid†
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—
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go ngairmtear
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past
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dá ngairminn
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dá ngairmteá
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dá ngairmeadh sé, sí
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dá ngairmimis; dá ngairmeadh muid
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dá ngairmeadh sibh
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dá ngairmidís; dá ngairmeadh siad
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—
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dá ngairmtí
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imperative
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gairmim
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gairm
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gairmeadh sé, sí
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gairmimis
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gairmigí; gairmidh†
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gairmidís
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—
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gairmtear
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verbal noun
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gairm
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past participle
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gairmthe
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* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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gairm
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ghairm
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ngairm
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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References
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gairm”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “gairm”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish gairm, from Proto-Celtic *garsman, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵh₂r̥-smn̥, from *ǵeh₂r- (“to shout, cry”).
Pronunciation
Verb
gairm (past ghairm, future gairmidh, verbal noun gairm, past participle gairmte)
- call, cry
- crow (cock, etc.)
- declare (war, ceasefire, etc.)
- draft (into armed forces)
Noun
gairm f (genitive singular gairme, plural gairmean or gairmeannan)
- verbal noun of gairm
- cry, call
- crow (cock's)
- proclamation
- Synonym: glaodhadh
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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gairm |
ghairm
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “gairm”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “gairm”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language