géar

See also: gear, Gear, and gèar

Irish

Alternative forms

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)

  1. sharp (with fine edge or point; painful to touch; of thin features)
  2. angular, steep, abrupt
  3. keen, biting; severe, painful; brilliant, intense; piercing, shrill; cutting, sarcastic
  4. acid, sour, pungent; keen, hungry
  5. (of senses, mind) keen, intent; intellectually acute
  6. brisk, quick; keenly contested; close; trying
  7. artful, tricky; petty, mean
  8. (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

Derived terms

Noun

géar m (genitive singular géir, nominative plural géara)

  1. sharp object
  2. (music) sharp

Declension
Declension of géar

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative géar ga
Vocative a ghéir a ghéara
Genitive géir géar
Dative géar ga

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an géar na ga
Genitive an ghéir na ngéar
Dative leis an ngéar

don ghéar

 leis na ga

Derived terms

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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