geàrr

See also: gearr and gearr-

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʲaːrˠ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish gerr, from Proto-Celtic *gerros.

Adjective

geàrr (comparative giorra)

  1. short
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Verb

geàrr (past gheàrr, future gearraidh, verbal noun gearradh, past participle gearrta)

  1. cut
  2. castrate

Etymology 2

From geirrfhiadh (“short deer”), from geàrr (“short”) +‎ fia (“deer”).

Noun

geàrr f (genitive singular gearra, plural gearran)

  1. hare
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Etymology 3

Borrowed from Scots yair.

Noun

geàrr f (genitive singular gearra, plural gearran)

  1. cruive or fishing weir
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Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
geàrrgheàrr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “geàrr”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN
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