garr

See also: Garr

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *garrā (compare Gaulish *garra), which is of uncertain origin; possibly sharing a Pre-Greek / substrate origin with Ancient Greek άκαρα (ákara, “leg, shank”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA(key): [ɡarː]
  • (Revived Late Cornish) IPA(key): [ɡɒr]

Noun

garr f (dual diwar, plural garrow)

  1. (anatomy) leg

Mutation
  Mutation of garr  
Cornish consonant mutation
unmutatedsoftaspiratehardmixedmixed after 'th
garr arr unchanged karr harr harr

References
  1. Brown, Raymond (1985): Evidence for pre-Greek speech on Crete from Greek alphabetic sources, p. 296

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish garr (“ordure, offal”).

Noun

garr m (genitive singular gairr)

    1. pith, pulp
    2. inner substance; matter, essence
    1. ordure, filth
    2. garbage, offal
      Synonym: bruscar

Declension
Declension of garr

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative garr
Vocative a ghairr
Genitive gairr
Dative garr

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an garr
Genitive an ghairr
Dative leis an ngarr

don gharr

Derived terms
  • garrfhiach (“vulture”)
  • garr móna (“soft, worthless, turf”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
garr gharr ngarr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • "garr" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “garr” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “pith” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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