gearr-

See also: gearr and geàrr

Irish

Etymology

From gearr (“short”, adjective).

Pronunciation

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

Prefix

gearr-

short, brief
small, young
curt, abrupt
fairly, pretty
‎gearr- + ‎maith → ‎gearrmhaith (“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

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

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gearr-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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