gerr

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *gerros, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- (“short”); related to Sanskrit ह्रस्व (hrasva), Avestan 𐬰𐬭𐬀𐬵𐬈𐬵𐬍 (zrahehī).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡʲer͈/

Adjective

gerr

  1. short

Synonyms

Antonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Irish: gearr
  • Manx: giare
  • Scottish Gaelic: geàrr

Mutation

Mutation of gerr
radical lenition nasalization
gerr gerr
pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/ 		ngerr

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

References

  • Indo-European and the Indo-Europeans: A Reconstruction and Historical Analysis of a Proto-Language and Proto-Culture. Part I: The Text. Part II: Bibliography, Indexes, p. 199

Further reading

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