iarr

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish íarraid, from íar (“after”), from Proto-Celtic *eɸiro-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi- (“near, at, against”); compare Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí, “on, over, at”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /iəɾˠ/

Verb

iarr (present analytic iarrann, future analytic iarrfaidh, verbal noun iarraidh, past participle iarrtha)

to ask, ask for, request
to try, attempt

Conjugation

First Conjugation (A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third	relative	autonomous
indicative	present	iarraim	iarrann tú; iarrair^†	iarrann sé, sí	iarraimid	iarrann sibh	iarrann siad; iarraid^†	a iarrann; a iarras / a n-iarrann; a n-iarras	iarrtar
	past	d'iarr mé; d'iarras / iarr mé‡; iarras‡	d'iarr tú; d'iarrais / iarr tú; iarrais‡	d'iarr sé, sí / iarr sé, sí‡	d'iarramar; d'iarr muid / iarramar; iarr muid‡	d'iarr sibh; d'iarrabhair / iarr sibh; iarrabhair‡	d'iarr siad; d'iarradar / iarr siad; iarradar‡	a d'iarr / ar iarr*	iarradh; hiarradh^†
	past habitual	d'iarrainn / iarrainn‡	d'iarrtá / iarrtá‡	d'iarradh sé, sí / iarradh sé, sí‡	d'iarraimis; d'iarradh muid / iarraimis; iarradh muid‡	d'iarradh sibh / iarradh sibh‡	d'iarraidís; d'iarradh siad / iarraidís; iarradh siad‡	a d'iarradh / ar iarradh*	d'iarrtaí / iarrtaí‡
	future	iarrfaidh mé; iarrfad	iarrfaidh tú; iarrfair^†	iarrfaidh sé, sí	iarrfaimid; iarrfaidh muid	iarrfaidh sibh	iarrfaidh siad; iarrfaid^†	a iarrfaidh; a iarrfas / a n-iarrfaidh; a n-iarrfas	iarrfar
conditional		d'iarrfainn / iarrfainn‡	d'iarrfá / iarrfá‡	d'iarrfadh sé, sí / iarrfadh sé, sí‡	d'iarrfaimis; d'iarrfadh muid / iarrfaimis; iarrfadh muid‡	d'iarrfadh sibh / iarrfadh sibh‡	d'iarrfaidís; d'iarrfadh siad / iarrfaidís; iarrfadh siad‡	a d'iarrfadh / ar iarrfadh*	d'iarrfaí / iarrfaí‡
subjunctive	present	go n-iarra mé; go n-iarrad^†	go n-iarra tú; go n-iarrair^†	go n-iarra sé, sí	go n-iarraimid; go n-iarra muid	go n-iarra sibh	go n-iarra siad; go n-iarraid^†	—	go n-iarrtar
subjunctive	past	dá n-iarrainn	dá n-iarrtá	dá n-iarradh sé, sí	dá n-iarraimis; dá n-iarradh muid	dá n-iarradh sibh	dá n-iarraidís; dá n-iarradh siad	—	dá n-iarrtaí
imperative		iarraim	iarr	iarradh sé, sí	iarraimis	iarraigí; iarraidh^†	iarraidís	—	iarrtar
verbal noun		iarraidh
past participle		iarrtha

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡Dependent form

Synonyms

(try): triail, bain triail as

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
iarr	n-iarr	hiarr	t-iarr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish iarraim

Verb

iarr (past dh'iarr, future iarraidh, verbal noun iarraidh, past participle iarrte)

want
ask, request, demand
seek, search, look for, probe
Chan fhaic 's chan iarr iad. ― They shall neiher see nor enquire.
invite
Iarr e gu pàrtaidh. ― Invite him to a party.
(dated) pain, purge (as medicine)

Usage notes

In the sense of requesting or desiring takes the preposition air:
Dh'iarr e airgead oirre. ― He asked her for money.

An iarr thu air sin a thachairt? ― Will you desire that to happen?

Synonyms

(seek): lorg, sir

Derived terms

iarrtas

References

Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language (John Grant, Edinburgh, 1925, Compiled by Malcolm MacLennan)

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