earra

earra

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɾˠə/

Etymology 1

From a conflation of Old Irish errad (“equipping; military equipment”) and Old Irish arrae (“payment”).

Alternative forms

• earradh (superseded)
• iorradh, urradh

Noun

earra m or f (genitive singular earra, nominative plural earraí)

1. goods, merchandise
   • 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 26:

     rińəmr̥ rød mŭȧ əńḗ, mar jīləmr̥ gə tarvr̥[1] n̥ ȧrə vī agń̥.

     conventional orthography: Rinneamar rud maith inné mar dhíolamar go tairbheach an earra a bhí againn.

     We did good business yesterday, as we sold the goods we had at a good price.

   • 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 26:

     d osklōx myȷ gnō elə, ʒā ǵȧpax myȷ, gə vefī ḱȧn̄əxt əŕ n̥ ȧrə.

     conventional orthography: D’osclódh muid gnó eile dhá gceapadh muid go bheifí[2] ceannacht ar an earra.

     We would open another business if we thought the merchandise would sell well.

2. commodity

Declension

Declension of earra

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative earra earraí Vocative a earra a earraí Genitive earra earraí Dative earra earraí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-earra na hearraí Genitive an earra na n-earraí Dative leis an earra don earra leis na hearraí

Alternative declension as feminine

Declension of earra

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative earra earraí Vocative a earra a earraí Genitive earra earraí Dative earra earraí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an earra na hearraí Genitive na hearra na n-earraí Dative leis an earra don earra leis na hearraí

Derived terms

• bogearraí m pl (“software”)
• crua-earra m (“(article of) hardware”)

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

earra f pl

1. nominative/dative plural of earr

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
earra	n-earra	hearra	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

1. On p. 257 the author corrects tarvr̥ to tarəvəx.
2. Sic; one would expect mbeadh.

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “arrae”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 errad, erriud, irrad ‘equipping, military equipment’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 errad, irrad ‘ware, merchandise’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “arra ‘payment, tribute, wages’”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “arraḋ ‘article of merchandise’”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 40
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “earraḋ ‘property, goods’”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 279
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “iorraḋ ‘household stuff, furniture’”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 409
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “urraḋ ‘chattels, utensils’”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “earra”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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Scottish Gaelic

Noun

earra

1. genitive singular of eàrr

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
earra	n-earra	h-earra	t-earra
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.