gairge

Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡaɾʲɪɟə/

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish gairge.[1] By surface analysis, garg +‎ -e.

Alternative forms
  • gairgeacht, goirge, goirgeacht

Noun

gairge f (genitive singular gairge)

  1. harshness, fierceness
  2. asperity
  3. pungency
Declension
Declension of gairge

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative gairge
Vocative a ghairge
Genitive gairge
Dative gairge

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an ghairge
Genitive na gairge
Dative leis an ngairge

don ghairge

Derived terms
  • gairgeach

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

gairge

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

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
gairge ghairge ngairge
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 gairge”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish gairge.[1] By surface analysis, garg +‎ -e.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛɾʲɛcə/

Noun

gairge f

  1. cynicism, ferocity, fierceness

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
gairgeghairge
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 gairge”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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