gearrán
See also: gearran and Gearran
Irish
Etymology
From gearr (“short”) + -án.
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ɟəˈɾˠɑːnˠ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɟaɾˠɑːnˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɟaɾˠanˠ/
Noun
gearrán m (genitive singular gearráin, nominative plural gearráin)
- gelding
- 1906, E. C. Quiggin, “Áindrías an Ime”, in A Dialect of Donegal: Being the Speech of Meenawannia in the Parish of Glenties, page 196:
- Seachtmhain roimhe Shamhain chuaidh an Seónstanach siar ⁊ seacht ngearráin ⁊ péire cliabh air ghach gearrán fá choinne a chuid ime.
- A week before Samhain, Johnstone went back with seven geldings and a pair of panniers on each gelding for his butter.
- Seachtmhain roimhe Shamhain chuaidh an Seónstanach siar ⁊ seacht ngearráin ⁊ péire cliabh air ghach gearrán fá choinne a chuid ime.
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- garron
- (derogatory) lesbian, dyke
Declension
Declension of gearrán
First declension
Bare forms:
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Descendants
- → Yola: garraane, garrane
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
gearrán | ghearrán | ngearrán |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “gearrán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “gearrán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “gearrán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.