gearr-am

Irish

Etymology

gearr- +‎ am

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈɟaːɾˠˌaumˠ/
  • (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈɟɑːɾˠˌɑːmˠ/, /ˈɟɑːɾˠˌamˠ/
  • (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈɟɑːɾˠˌamˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɟaːɾˠˌamˠ/, /ˈɟaːɾˠˌamˠə/[1]

Noun

gearr-am m (genitive singular gearr-ama, nominative plural gearr-amanna)

  1. a short time (i.e. short period of time)
    Beidh mé leat i ngearr-am.
    I'll be with you in a short time.
  2. short time (a period of reduced work hours)

Declension
Declension of gearr-am

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative gearr-am gearr-amanna
Vocative a ghearr-am a ghearr-amanna
Genitive gearr-ama gearr-amanna
Dative gearr-am gearr-amanna

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an gearr-am na gearr-amanna
Genitive an ghearr-ama na ngearr-amanna
Dative leis an ngearr-am

don ghearr-am

 leis na gearr-amanna

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
gearr-am ghearr-am ngearr-am
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 11

Further reading
  • “ngearr-am”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  • Entries containing “gearr-am” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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