gearradh

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Irish

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Etymology

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gearr +‎ -adh

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gearradh m (genitive singular gearrtha, nominative plural gearrthacha or gearrthaíocha)

  1. verbal noun of gearr
  2. cutting, cut
  3. keenness, cutting-power
  4. castigation
  5. castration
  6. section
  7. cess, levy; rate
  8. speed

Declension

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Derived terms

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Verb

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gearradh

  1. inflection of gearr:
    1. autonomous past indicative
    2. third-person singular imperative

Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
gearradh ghearradh ngearradh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 95

Scottish Gaelic

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Noun

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gearradh m (genitive singular gearraidh, plural gearraidhean)

  1. verbal noun of geàrr
  2. cut
  3. sarcasm

Derived terms

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