gearr-

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See also: gearr and geàrr

Irish

Etymology

From gearr (“short”, adjective).

Pronunciation

Prefix

gearr-

  1. short, brief
  2. small, young
  3. curt, abrupt
  4. fairly, pretty
    ‎gearr- + ‎maith → ‎gearrmhaith (“pretty good”)

Derived terms

Irish terms prefixed with gearr-

Mutation

Mutated forms of gearr-
radical lenition eclipsis
gearr- ghearr- ngearr-

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 93

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