éar

See also: ear, EAR, -ear, 'ear, and èar

Irish

Etymology

The first element is from Old Irish derivatives of Proto-Celtic *exs (“out of”), and the second element is related to rath (“luck, favor”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eːɾˠ/

Verb

éar (present analytic éarann, future analytic éarfaidh, verbal noun éaradh, past participle éartha)

  1. (transitive) refuse, deny; repel

Conjugation

Mutation

Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
éar n-éar héar not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “éar”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN
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