gáire

See also: gaire, -gaire, gairė, and gàire

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑːɾʲə/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaːɾʲə/

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Alternative forms

• gáirí (Munster)

Noun

gáire m (genitive singular gáire, nominative plural gáirí)

1. verbal noun of gáir
2. a laugh

Declension

Declension of gáire (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative gáire gáirí vocative a gháire a gháirí genitive gáire gáirí dative gáire gáirí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an gáire na gáirí genitive an gháire na ngáirí dative leis an ngáire don gháire leis na gáirí

Derived terms

• déan gáire
• fáthadh an gháire
• gáire bréige
• meangadh gáire
• miongháire
• scig-gháire

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

gáire f

1. genitive singular of gáir (“cry, shout”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gáire

radical	lenition	eclipsis
gáire	gháire	ngáire

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gáire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “gáire”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “gáire”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025