gaire

See also: gáire and gàire

Catalan

Pronunciation

Adjective

gaire m or f (plural gaires, plural gaire)

  1. (in negative or interrogative constructions) barely any, hardly any
    No té gaire diners.
    He hardly has any money.

Adverb

gaire

  1. (in negative or interrogative constructions) barely, hardly
    No va dir gaire res.
    She hardly said anything.

Derived terms

Further reading

Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡaɾʲə/

Adjective

gaire

  1. genitive feminine singular of gar
  2. comparative degree of gar

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
gaire ghaire ngaire
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Occitan

Adverb

gaire

  1. barely, hardly

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Frankish *waigaro (“a lot”)[1].

Adverb

gaire

  1. (chiefly with "ne") hardly; almost not at all

Descendants

References
  1. von Wartburg, Walther (1928-2002), “*waigaro”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 170, page 469

Further reading

Old Occitan

Etymology

Borrowed from Frankish *waigaro. Gallo-Romance cognate with Old French gaire.

Adverb

gaire

  1. (chiefly with "ne") hardly; almost not at all

References
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