gearán
See also: gearan
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish gerán.
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ɟəˈɾˠɑːn̪ˠ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɟaɾˠɑːnˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɟaɾˠanˠ/
Noun
gearán m (genitive singular gearáin, nominative plural gearáin or gearánta)
- verbal noun of gearán
- complaint, grievance
- Proverb: An té nach trua leis do chás ná déan do ghearán leis. ― Do not look for sympathy where there is none. (literally, “Whoever does not have pity with your concern, do not make your complaint to him.”)
- accusation
- ailment
Declension
Declension of gearán
First declension
Bare forms:
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Verb
gearán (present analytic gearánann, future analytic gearánfaidh, verbal noun gearán, past participle gearánta)
- (transitive, intransitive) complain
Conjugation
First Conjugation (B)
singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
indicative | present | gearánaim | gearánann tú; gearánair† | gearánann sé, sí | gearánaimid | gearánann sibh | gearánann siad; gearánaid† | a ghearánann; a ghearánas / a ngearánann*; a ngearánas* | gearántar |
past | ghearán mé; ghearánas | ghearán tú; ghearánais | ghearán sé, sí | ghearánamar; ghearán muid | ghearán sibh; ghearánabhair | ghearán siad; ghearánadar | a ghearán / ar ghearán* | gearánadh | |
past habitual | ghearánainn / ngearánainn‡‡ | ghearántá / ngearántᇇ | ghearánadh sé, sí / ngearánadh sé, s퇇 | ghearánaimis; ghearánadh muid / ngearánaimis‡‡; ngearánadh muid‡‡ | ghearánadh sibh / ngearánadh sibh‡‡ | ghearánaidís; ghearánadh siad / ngearánaidís‡‡; ngearánadh siad‡‡ | a ghearánadh / a ngearánadh* | ghearántaí / ngearánta퇇 | |
future | gearánfaidh mé; gearánfad | gearánfaidh tú; gearánfair† | gearánfaidh sé, sí | gearánfaimid; gearánfaidh muid | gearánfaidh sibh | gearánfaidh siad; gearánfaid† | a ghearánfaidh; a ghearánfas / a ngearánfaidh*; a ngearánfas* | gearánfar | |
conditional | ghearánfainn / ngearánfainn‡‡ | ghearánfá / ngearánfᇇ | ghearánfadh sé, sí / ngearánfadh sé, s퇇 | ghearánfaimis; ghearánfadh muid / ngearánfaimis‡‡; ngearánfadh muid‡‡ | ghearánfadh sibh / ngearánfadh sibh‡‡ | ghearánfaidís; ghearánfadh siad / ngearánfaidís‡‡; ngearánfadh siad‡‡ | a ghearánfadh / a ngearánfadh* | ghearánfaí / ngearánfa퇇 | |
subjunctive | present | go ngearána mé; go ngearánad† | go ngearána tú; go ngearánair† | go ngearána sé, sí | go ngearánaimid; go ngearána muid | go ngearána sibh | go ngearána siad; go ngearánaid† | — | go ngearántar |
past | dá ngearánainn | dá ngearántá | dá ngearánadh sé, sí | dá ngearánaimis; dá ngearánadh muid | dá ngearánadh sibh | dá ngearánaidís; dá ngearánadh siad | — | dá ngearántaí | |
imperative | gearánaim | gearán | gearánadh sé, sí | gearánaimis | gearánaigí; gearánaidh† | gearánaidís | — | gearántar | |
verbal noun | gearán | ||||||||
past participle | gearánta |
*Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Derived terms
- gearánach
- gearánach
- gearánaí
- gearánaíl
- gearántóireacht
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
gearán | ghearán | ngearán |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “gearán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “gearán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “gearán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.