gerr

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *gerros. Cognate with Sanskrit ह्रस्व (hrasva)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡʲer͈/

Adjective

gerr

  1. short

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Descendants

Mutation

Middle Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
gerrgerr
pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/
ngerr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • gerr” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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