gearraidh

Irish

Verb

gearraidh

1. (archaic, dialectal) second-person plural imperative of gearr

Synonyms

• gearraigí (standard)

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡ̊ʲarˠi/

Noun

gearraidh m

1. genitive/vocative singular of gearradh

Etymology 2

geàrr (“short”) +‎ fiadh (“deer”).

Pronunciation

• (Islay) IPA^(key): /ˈɡ̊ʲɑrˠɑi/

Noun

gearraidh f

1. Islay form of geàrr (“hare”)

Mutation

Mutation of gearraidh

radical	lenition
gearraidh	ghearraidh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Mark, Colin (2003), “gearradh”, in The Gaelic–English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 329
• Emily Edwards, editor (2007), Seanchas Ìle: Cruinneachadh, clàrachadh agus gleidheadh dualchas Gàidhlig Ìle / Collecting, recording and preserving Islay's Gaelic heritage, Glendaruel: Argyll Publishing, →ISBN