Irish

Noun

gairm f ‎(genitive singular as substantive gairme, genitive as verbal noun gairthe, nominative plural gairmeacha)

1. verbal noun of gair
2. call
   1. summons
   2. name, title
   3. inaugural proclamation
3. calling
   1. divine call, vocation
   2. profession, occupation
4. acclaim

Declension

(as verbal noun):

(as substantive):

Synonyms

• gairm ó Dhia ‎(“divine call”)

Derived terms

Verb

gairm ‎(present analytic gairmeann, future analytic gairmfidh, verbal noun gairm, past participle gairmthe)

1. (transitive, intransitive) Alternative form of gair ‎(“call; invoke; acclaim”)

Conjugation

Mutation

References

• "gairm" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “gairm” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish gairm, from Proto-Celtic *garrman, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵh₂r̥-smn̥, from *ǵeh₂r- ‎(“to shout, cry”).

Verb

gairm ‎(past ghairm, future gairmidh, verbal noun gairm, past participle gairmte)

1. call, cry
2. crow (cock, etc.)
3. declare (war, ceasefire, etc.)
4. draft (into armed forces)

Noun

gairm f ‎(genitive singular gairme, plural gairmean or gairmeannan)

1. verbal noun of gairm
2. cry, call
3. crow (cock's)
4. proclamation

Synonyms

• (proclamation): glaodhadh

Mutation

References

• Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
• “gairm” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.