gearr-am

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Irish

Etymology

gearr- +‎ am

Pronunciation

Noun

gearr-am m (genitive singular gearr-ama, nominative plural gearr-amanna)

  1. a short time (i.e. short period of time)
    Beidh mé leat i ngearr-am.
    I'll be with you in a short time.
  2. short time (a period of reduced work hours)

Declension

Declension of gearr-am (third declension)
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an gearr-am na gearr-amanna
genitive an ghearr-ama na ngearr-amanna
dative leis an ngearr-am
don ghearr-am
leis na gearr-amanna

Mutation

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

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 11

Further reading

  • ngearr-am”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  • gearr-am”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025