garg

See also: Garg

English

Etymology

Clipping

Pronunciation

Noun

garg (plural gargs)

  1. (informal) A gargoyle.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kark/
  • Rhymes: -ark

Noun

garg n (genitive singular gargs, no plural)

  1. screech

Declension

Declension of garg (sg-only neuter)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative garg gargið
accusative garg gargið
dative gargi garginu
genitive gargs gargsins

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish gargg (“rough”), from Proto-Celtic *gargos.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡaɾˠəɡ/

Adjective

garg (genitive singular masculine gairg, genitive singular feminine gairge, plural garga, comparative gairge)

  1. rough, harsh, fierce
    Synonym: garbh
  2. bitter, acrid
    Synonyms: géar, searbh
  3. pungent, strong-tasting
    Synonym: borb
  4. gruff, strident (of a voice)
  5. searing (of the sun)

Declension

Declension of garg
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative garg gharg garga;
gharga2
vocative ghairg garga
genitive gairge garga garg
dative garg;
gharg1 		gharg;
ghairg (archaic) 		garga;
gharga2
Comparative níos gairge
Superlative is gairge

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of garg
radical lenition eclipsis
garg gharg ngarg

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “garg”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish gargg (“rough”), from Proto-Celtic *gargos.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaɾak/

Adjective

garg (genitive singular feminine gairge, comparative gairge)

  1. acetous, acrid, acrimonious
  2. angry, bitter
  3. ardent
  4. barbarous, brutal, brutish, cruel, ferocious, fierce, gruff, rabid
  5. harsh, pungent
  6. tart

Mutation

Mutation of garg
radical lenition
garg gharg

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “garg”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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