cearc ghoir

Irish

cearc ghoir

Etymology

Literally “hen of incubation”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈcaɾˠk ˈɣɪɾʲ/

Noun

cearc ghoir f (genitive singular circe goir, nominative plural cearca goir)

1. sitting hen (hen incubating eggs), broody hen
2. (figurative) mother hen (overprotective woman)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cearc ghoir

radical	lenition	eclipsis
cearc ghoir	chearc ghoir	gcearc ghoir

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cearc ghoir”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “cearc ghoir”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cearc ghoir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 44