géar
Irish
Alternative forms
- geur (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Irish gér (compare Scottish Gaelic geur, Manx gear, geayr, geyre).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɟeːɾˠ/
Adjective
géar (genitive singular masculine géir, genitive singular feminine géire, plural géara, comparative géire)
- sharp (with fine edge or point; painful to touch; of thin features)
- angular, steep, abrupt
- keen, biting; severe, painful; brilliant, intense; piercing, shrill; cutting, sarcastic
- acid, sour, pungent; keen, hungry
- (of senses, mind) keen, intent; intellectually acute
- brisk, quick; keenly contested; close; trying
- artful, tricky; petty, mean
- (music) sharp
Declension
Declension of géar
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | géar | ghéar | géara; ghéara² | |
| Vocative | ghéir | géara | ||
| Genitive | géire | géara | géar | |
| Dative | géar; ghéar¹ |
ghéar; ghéir (archaic) |
géara; ghéara² | |
| Comparative | níos géire | |||
| Superlative | is géire | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
- (sharp): aichear (literary)
Derived terms
Noun
géar m (genitive singular géir, nominative plural géara)
- sharp object
- (music) sharp
Declension
Declension of géar
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- géar dúbailte (“double sharp”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| géar | ghéar | ngéar |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "géar" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “gér” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- Entries containing “géar” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “géar” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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