giorracht

Irish

Alternative forms

• gearracht, gioracht, giorrachd (obsolete)

Etymology

From giorra +‎ -acht.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ɟɪˈɾˠɑxt̪ˠ/ ~ /ɟɾʲɑxt̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɟiɾˠəxt̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɟɨɾˠa(x)t̪ˠ/

Noun

giorracht f (genitive singular giorrachta)

1. shortness, brevity

   Synonyms: gairide, giorra

2. nearness, closeness

   Synonym: gaireacht

Declension

Declension of giorracht (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative giorracht vocative a ghiorracht genitive giorrachta dative giorracht forms with the definite article case singular nominative an ghiorracht genitive na giorrachta dative leis an ngiorracht don ghiorracht

Derived terms

• a fhad is a ghiorracht (“the entire thing, the long and the short of it”)
• i ngiorracht (“within (a distance)”)
• in aon ghiorracht (“anywhere near”)
• téigh i ngiorracht (“become shorter”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of giorracht

radical	lenition	eclipsis
giorracht	ghiorracht	ngiorracht

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) “giorraċt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 363
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “giorracht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN