goirid

Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɨ̞ɾʲədʲ/, /ˈɡɛɾʲədʲ/

Adjective

goirid (genitive singular masculine goirid, genitive singular feminine goiride, plural goiride, comparative goiride)

  1. Ulster form of gairid

Declension
Declension of goirid
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative goirid ghoirid goiride;
ghoiride²
Vocative ghoirid goiride
Genitive goiride goiride goirid
Dative goirid;
ghoirid¹		 ghoirid goiride;
ghoiride²
Comparative níos goiride
Superlative is goiride

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

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

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish garait, from Proto-Celtic *gari- (“short”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɤɾʲɪtʲ/

Adjective

goirid (comparative giorra)

  1. short

Declension
Declension of goirid (type II adjective)
Masculine Feminine Plural
Nominative goirid ghoirid goiride
Genitive ghoirid goiride goiride
Dative goirid ghoirid goiride
Vocative ghoirid ghoirid goiride

Synonyms

Antonyms

Adverb

goirid (comparative and superlative forms giorra)

  1. short

Derived terms

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