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goirid

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Irish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɨ̞ɾʲədʲ/, /ˈɡɛɾʲədʲ/[1]

Etymology 1

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Adjective

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goirid (genitive singular masculine goirid, genitive singular feminine goiride, plural goiride, comparative goiride)

  1. Ulster form of gairid
Declension
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Declension of goirid
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative goirid ghoirid goiride;
ghoiride2
vocative ghoirid goiride
genitive goiride goiride goirid
dative goirid;
ghoirid1
ghoirid goiride;
ghoiride2
Comparative níos goiride
Superlative is goiride

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Etymology 2

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Verb

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goirid

  1. (archaic or dialectal) third-person plural present indicative of goir

Mutation

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Mutated forms of goirid
radical lenition eclipsis
goirid ghoirid ngoirid

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

References

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  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 104, page 41

Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish garait, from Proto-Celtic *gari- (short).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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goirid (comparative giorra, qualitative noun giorrad)

  1. short

Declension

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Declension of goirid (type II adjective)
masculine feminine plural
nominative goirid ghoirid goiride
genitive ghoirid goiride goiride
dative goirid ghoirid goiride
vocative ghoirid ghoirid goiride

Synonyms

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Antonyms

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Adverb

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goirid (comparative and superlative forms giorra)

  1. short

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutation of goirid
radical lenition
goirid ghoirid

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

References

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  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  2. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. II: The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap