geàrr

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See also: gearr, and gearr-

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish gerr. Cognates include Irish gearr and Manx giare.

Pronunciation

Adjective

geàrr (comparative giorra, qualitative noun giorrad)

  1. short
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Etymology 2

From Middle Irish gerraid. Cognates include Irish gearr and Manx giar.

Pronunciation

Verb

geàrr

  1. (transitive) cut
  2. (transitive) castrate
Conjugation

Etymology 3

Geàrr.

Ellipsis of geàrr-fhiadh (short deer), from geàrr (short) +‎ fiadh (deer). Compare Irish giorria.

Pronunciation

Noun

geàrr f (genitive singular gearra, plural gearran)

  1. hare
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Etymology 4

Borrowed from Scots yair.

Pronunciation

Noun

geàrr f

  1. (fishing) cruive, weir
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Mutation

Mutation of geàrr
radical lenition
geàrr gheàrr

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

References

  • MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “geàrr”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN
  • Colin Mark (2003) “geàrr”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 328