giorria

Irish

giorria

Alternative forms

• gearrfhiadh (obsolete)
• girr-fhiadh (obsolete)
• gearria (Ulster)

Etymology

From earlier girr-fhiadh, from gearr (“short”) +‎ fia(dh) (“deer”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɟɪɾˠiə/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɟaɾˠiə/ (corresponding to the alternative form gearria)

Noun

giorria m (genitive singular giorria, nominative plural giorriacha)

1. hare (animals of the family Leporidae, especially of the genus Lepus)

Declension

Declension of giorria (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative giorria giorriacha vocative a ghiorria a ghiorriacha genitive giorria giorriacha dative giorria giorriacha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an giorria na giorriacha genitive an ghiorria na ngiorriacha dative leis an ngiorria don ghiorria leis na giorriacha

• Variant plural: giorraithe

Derived terms

• giorria gallda
• valbaí giorria

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of giorria

radical	lenition	eclipsis
giorria	ghiorria	ngiorria

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “giorria”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN