gearr-

See also: gearr and geàrr

Irish

Etymology

From gearr (“short”, adjective).

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ɟaɾˠ/ (as if spelled gear-)

Prefix

gearr-

1. short, brief
2. small, young
3. curt, abrupt
4. fairly, pretty

   ‎gearr- + ‎maith → ‎gearrmhaith (“pretty good”)

Derived terms

Irish terms prefixed with gearr-

gearr-abartha

gearr-adharcach

gearr-aighneas

gearraimsir

gearr-am

gearrbhéalach

gearrchabhlach

gearrchapall

gearrchearc

gearrchiorcad

gearrchloigneach

gearrchluasach

gearrchoileach

gearrchosach

gearreireaballach

gearrfhiuchadh

gearrghéagach

gearrbhodach

gearrghreamannach

gearrinsint

gearrlámhach

gearrmhuineálach

gearr-radharc

gearrshaolach

gearrscannán

gearrscríbhneoireacht

gearrscríobh

gearrscríobhaí

gearrshnáithe

Mutation

Mutated forms of gearr-

radical	lenition	eclipsis
gearr-	ghearr-	ngearr-

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) “gearr-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN