cearc ghoir
Irish
cearc ghoir
Etymology
Literally “hen of incubation”
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈcaɾˠk ˈɣɪɾʲ/
Noun
cearc ghoir f (genitive singular circe goir, nominative plural cearca goir)
- sitting hen (hen incubating eggs), broody hen
- (figurative) mother hen (overprotective woman)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cearc ghoir | chearc ghoir | gcearc ghoir |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Entries containing “cearc ghoir” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “cearc ghoir” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cearc ghoir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 44