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gair
gair
See also: gáir
Irish
Verb
gair (present analytic gaireann, future analytic gairfidh, verbal noun gairm, past participle gairthe)
Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
| singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
| indicative | present | gairim | gaireann tú; gairir† |
gaireann sé, sí | gairimid | gaireann sibh | gaireann siad; gairid† |
a ghaireann; a ghaireas / a ngaireann*; a ngaireas* |
gairtear |
| past | ghair mé; ghaireas | ghair tú; ghairis | ghair sé, sí | ghaireamar; ghair muid | ghair sibh; ghaireabhair | ghair siad; ghaireadar | a ghair / ar ghair* |
gaireadh | |
| past habitual | ghairinn | ghairteá | ghaireadh sé, sí | ghairimis; ghaireadh muid | ghaireadh sibh | ghairidís; ghaireadh siad | a ghaireadh / ar ghaireadh* |
ghairtí | |
| future | gairfidh mé; gairfead |
gairfidh tú; gairfir† |
gairfidh sé, sí | gairfimid; gairfidh muid |
gairfidh sibh | gairfidh siad; gairfid† |
a ghairfidh; a ghairfeas / a ngairfidh*; a ngairfeas* |
gairfear | |
| conditional | ghairfinn | ghairfeá | ghairfeadh sé, sí | ghairfimis; ghairfeadh muid | ghairfeadh sibh | ghairfidís; ghairfeadh siad | a ghairfeadh / ar ghairfeadh* |
ghairfí | |
| subjunctive | present | go ngaire mé; go ngairead† |
go ngaire tú; go ngairir† |
go ngaire sé, sí | go ngairimid; go ngaire muid |
go ngaire sibh | go ngaire siad; go ngairid† |
— | go ngairtear |
| past | dá ngairinn | dá ngairteá | dá ngaireadh sé, sí | dá ngairimis; dá ngaireadh muid |
dá ngaireadh sibh | dá ngairidís; dá ngaireadh siad |
— | dá ngairtí | |
| imperative | gairim | gair | gaireadh sé, sí | gairimis | gairigí; gairidh† |
gairidís | — | gairtear | |
| verbal noun | gairm | ||||||||
| past participle | gairthe | ||||||||
* Indirect relative
† Dialect form
Alternative forms
Derived terms
- aisghair (“abrogate; repeal”, transitive verb)
- gair ar (“call upon, summon, invoke”)
- gair de (“name, proclaim, inaugurate”)
Etymology 2
Inflected forms of gar (“near; nearness”).
Adjective
gair
- vocative masculine singular of gar
- genitive masculine singular of gar
- (archaic) dative feminine singular of gar
Noun
gair m
- genitive singular of gar
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| gair | ghair | ngair |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "gair" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “3 gairid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Scots
Alternative forms
Etymology
Compare to English gore (third sense).
Pronunciation
Noun
gair (plural gairs)
- (archaic) A strip of grass on a hillside, especially bright green and fertile grass.
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh geir, from Proto-Brythonic *gėr, from Proto-Celtic *garyo- (“word, speech”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵh₂r-, zero grade of *ǵeh₂r-.
Cognate with Ancient Greek γῆρυς (gêrus, “voice, speech”), Khotanese [script needed] (ysār-, “to sing”), Latin garriō (“chatter”), Old English ċearu (“sorrow”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡai̯r/
Noun
gair m (plural geiriau or geirau)
Derived terms
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| gair | air | ngair | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- “gair” in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru.