gerr
Middle Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish gerr, from Proto-Celtic *gerros, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- (“short”); related to Sanskrit ह्रस्व (hrasva), Avestan 𐬰𐬭𐬀𐬵𐬈𐬵𐬍 (zrahehī).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡʲer͈/
Antonyms
Derived terms
Mutation
| Middle Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| gerr | gerr pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/ | ngerr |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Indo-European and the Indo-Europeans: A Reconstruction and Historical Analysis of a Proto-Language and Proto-Culture. Part I: The Text. Part II: Bibliography, Indexes, p. 199
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “gerr”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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