cearc ghoir

Irish

Etymology

Literally “hen of incubation”

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈcaɾˠk ˈɣɪɾʲ/

Noun

cearc ghoir f (genitive singular circe goir, nominative plural cearca goir)

  1. sitting hen (hen incubating eggs), broody hen
  2. (figurative) mother hen (overprotective woman)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cearc ghoir
radical lenition eclipsis
cearc ghoir chearc ghoir gcearc ghoir

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

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