gearrchearc

Irish

Etymology

gearr- (“small”) +‎ cearc (“hen”)

Noun

gearrchearc f (genitive singular gearrchirce, nominative plural gearrchearca)

1. bantam (hen)

Declension

Declension of gearrchearc (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative gearrchearc gearrchearca vocative a ghearrchearc a ghearrchearca genitive gearrchirce gearrchearc dative gearrchearc gearrchearca forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an ghearrchearc na gearrchearca genitive na gearrchirce na ngearrchearc dative leis an ngearrchearc don ghearrchearc leis na gearrchearca

Mutation

Mutated forms of gearrchearc

radical	lenition	eclipsis
gearrchearc	ghearrchearc	ngearrchearc

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gearrchearc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN