géarleanúint

Irish

Alternative forms

• géarleanamhaint, géarleanmhaint, géar-leanamhaint, géar-leanmhaint, géirleanamhaint, géir-leanamhaint, géirleanmhaint, géir-leanmhaint, géirleanúint, géir-leanúint, geurleanmhaint (obsolete)

Etymology

From géar (“sharp”) +‎ leanúint (“following”). Originally the verbal noun of the now obsolete verb géarlean (“to prosecute”).

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɟeːɾˠlʲanˠũːn̠ʲtʲ/, /ˈɟeːɾˠlʲan̪ˠũːn̠ʲtʲ/

Noun

géarleanúint f (genitive singular géarleanúna, nominative plural géarleanúintí)

1. persecution

   déan géarleanúint ar ― to persecute (literally, “to do persecution on”)

Declension

Declension of géarleanúint (third declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative géarleanúint géarleanúintí vocative a ghéarleanúint a ghéarleanúintí genitive géarleanúna géarleanúintí dative géarleanúint géarleanúintí forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an ghéarleanúint na géarleanúintí genitive na géarleanúna na ngéarleanúintí dative leis an ngéarleanúint don ghéarleanúint leis na géarleanúintí

Mutation

Mutated forms of géarleanúint

radical	lenition	eclipsis
géarleanúint	ghéarleanúint	ngéarleanúint

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

Further reading

• “géarleanúint”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “géir-leanṁaint”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 360
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “géarleanúint”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN