earra

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɾˠə/

From a conflation of Old Irish errad (“equipping; military equipment”) and Old Irish arrae (“payment”).

• earradh (superseded)
• iorradh, urradh

earra m or f (genitive singular earra, nominative plural earraí)

1. goods, merchandise
   • 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 26:

     rińəmr̥ rød mŭȧ əńḗ, mar jīləmr̥ gə tarvr̥[1] n̥ ȧrə vī agń̥.

     conventional orthography: Rinneamar rud maith inné mar dhíolamar go tairbheach an earra a bhí againn.

     We did good business yesterday, as we sold the goods we had at a good price.

   • 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 26:

     d osklōx myȷ gnō elə, ʒā ǵȧpax myȷ, gə vefī ḱȧn̄əxt əŕ n̥ ȧrə.

     conventional orthography: D’osclódh muid gnó eile dhá gceapadh muid go bheifí[2] ceannacht ar an earra.

     We would open another business if we thought the merchandise would sell well.

2. commodity

Alternative declension as feminine

earra f pl

1. nominative/dative plural of earr

• C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “arrae”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
• C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “1 errad, erriud, irrad ‘equipping, military equipment’”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
• C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “2 errad, irrad ‘ware, merchandise’”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
• “arra ‘payment, tribute, wages’” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
• “earradh ‘property, goods’” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
• “urradh ‘chattels, utensils’” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
• "earra" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

earra

1. genitive singular of eàrr