gairge

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaɾʲɪɟə/

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish gairge. By surface analysis, garg +‎ -e.

Alternative forms

• gairgeacht, goirge, goirgeacht

Noun

gairge f (genitive singular gairge)

1. harshness, fierceness
2. asperity
3. pungency

Declension

Declension of gairge (fourth declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative gairge vocative a ghairge genitive gairge dative gairge forms with the definite article case singular nominative an ghairge genitive na gairge dative leis an ngairge don ghairge

Derived terms

• gairgeach

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

gairge

1. inflection of garg:
   1. feminine genitive singular
   2. comparative degree

Mutation

Mutated forms of gairge

radical	lenition	eclipsis
gairge	ghairge	ngairge

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

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “gairge”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 347
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gairge”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish gairge. By surface analysis, garg +‎ -e.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛɾʲɛcə/

Noun

gairge f

1. cynicism, ferocity, fierceness

Mutation

Mutation of gairge

radical	lenition
gairge	ghairge

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