éar

See also: ear, EAR, -ear, 'ear, and èar

Irish

Etymology

The first element is from Old Irish derivatives of Proto-Celtic *exs (out of), and the second element is related to rath (luck, favor).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eːɾˠ/

Verb

éar (present analytic éarann, future analytic éarfaidh, verbal noun éaradh, past participle éartha)

  1. (transitive) refuse, deny; repel

Conjugation

Mutation

Mutated forms of éar
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
éar n-éar héar not applicable

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

Further reading

  • MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “éar”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN