garr

See also: Garr and ġarr

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *garr, from Proto-Celtic *garros (compare Gaulish *garra), which is of uncertain origin; possibly sharing a Pre-Greek / substrate origin with Ancient Greek ἄκαρα (ákara, leg, shank).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

garr f (dual diwarr, plural garrow)

  1. (anatomy) leg

Mutation

Mutation of garr
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
garr arr unchanged karr harr harr

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

References

  1. ^ Brown, Raymond (1985): Evidence for pre-Greek speech on Crete from Greek alphabetic sources, p. 296

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish garr (ordure, offal).

Pronunciation

Noun

garr m (genitive singular gairr)

  1. pulp (center of a fruit)
  2. inner substance; matter, essence
  3. ordure
  4. garbage
    Synonym: bruscar

Declension

Declension of garr (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative garr
vocative a ghairr
genitive gairr
dative garr
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an garr
genitive an ghairr
dative leis an ngarr
don gharr

Derived terms

  • garrfhiach (vulture)
  • garr móna (soft, worthless, turf)

Mutation

Mutated forms of garr
radical lenition eclipsis
garr gharr ngarr

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

Further reading

Maltese

Root
g-r-r
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic كَرَّ (karra, make a rattling or gurgling sound).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡarr/

Verb

garr (imperfect jgorr, verbal noun garr)

  1. to complain, grumble

Conjugation

Conjugation of garr (Form I)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m garrejt garrejt garr garrejna garrejtu garrew
f garret
imperfect m ngorr tgorr jgorr ngorru tgorru jgorru
f tgorr
imperative gorr gorru
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m garrejtx garrejtx garrx garrejniex garrejtux garrewx
f garritx
imperfect m ngorrx tgorrx jgorrx ngorrux tgorrux jgorrux
f tgorrx
imperative tgorrx tgorrux

Yola

Etymology

From Middle English garme, from Old English grama. For loss of final -m, compare whil (to whelm).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡar/

Noun

garr

  1. anger

References

  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 41