gearr-am

Irish

Etymology

gearr- +‎ am

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈɟaːɾˠˌaumˠ/
  • (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈɟɑːɾˠˌɑːmˠ/, /ˈɟɑːɾˠˌamˠ/
  • (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈɟɑːɾˠˌamˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɟaːɾˠˌamˠ/, /ˈɟaːɾˠˌamˠə/[1]

Noun

gearr-am m (genitive singular gearr-ama, nominative plural gearr-amanna)

  1. a short time (i.e. short period of time)
    Beidh mé leat i ngearr-am.
    I'll be with you in a short time.
  2. short time (a period of reduced work hours)

Declension

Declension of gearr-am (third declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative gearr-am gearr-amanna
vocative a ghearr-am a ghearr-amanna
genitive gearr-ama gearr-amanna
dative gearr-am gearr-amanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an gearr-am na gearr-amanna
genitive an ghearr-ama na ngearr-amanna
dative leis an ngearr-am
don ghearr-am 		leis na gearr-amanna

Mutation

Mutated forms of gearr-am
radical lenition eclipsis
gearr-am ghearr-am ngearr-am

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

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 11

Further reading

  • “ngearr-am”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  • “gearr-am”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
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