gearr-

See also: gearr and geàrr

Irish

Etymology

From gearr (short, adjective).

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ɟaɾˠ/[1] (as if spelled gear-)

Prefix

gearr-

  1. short, brief
  2. small, young
  3. curt, abrupt
  4. fairly, pretty
    gearr- + maithgearrmhaith (pretty good)

Derived terms

Irish terms prefixed with gearr-

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
gearr- ghearr- ngearr-
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 93

Further reading

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