guairí
Irish
Adjective
guairí
- inflection of guaireach (“bristly, setaceous”):
- genitive singular feminine
- comparative degree
Alternative forms
- guairighe (obsolete)
Noun
guairí f sg
- genitive singular of guaireach (“rough hair, bristles”)
Noun
guairí m pl
- plural of guaire (“sandbar”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| guairí | ghuairí | nguairí |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Entries containing “guairí” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “guairí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN