goirid

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɨɾʲədʲ/ ~ /ˈɡɛɾʲədʲ/[1]

Etymology 1

Adjective

goirid (genitive singular masculine goirid, genitive singular feminine goiride, plural goiride, comparative goiride)

  1. Ulster form of gairid
Declension
Declension of goirid
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative goirid ghoirid goiride;
ghoiride2
vocative ghoirid goiride
genitive goiride goiride goirid
dative goirid;
ghoirid1
ghoirid goiride;
ghoiride2
Comparative níos goiride
Superlative is goiride

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

Etymology 2

Verb

goirid

  1. (archaic or dialectal) third-person plural present indicative of goir

Mutation

Mutated forms of goirid
radical lenition eclipsis
goirid ghoirid ngoirid

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, § 104, page 41

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish garait, from Proto-Celtic *gari- (short).

Pronunciation

Adjective

goirid (comparative giorra, qualitative noun giorrad)

  1. short

Declension

Declension of goirid (type II adjective)
masculine feminine plural
nominative goirid ghoirid goiride
genitive ghoirid goiride goiride
dative goirid ghoirid goiride
vocative ghoirid ghoirid goiride

Synonyms

Antonyms

Adverb

goirid (comparative and superlative forms giorra)

  1. short

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of goirid
radical lenition
goirid ghoirid

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

References

  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  2. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  3. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. II: The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap