aithghearr

Irish

From ath- +‎ gearr.

aithghearr (genitive singular feminine aithghiorra, plural aithghearra, comparative aithghiorra)

Mutated forms of *aithghearr*
radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aithghearr	n-aithghearr	haithghearr	not applicable

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

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “aithghearr”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “aithgerr”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

From Classical Gaelic aithgiorra (“shortness, brevity; short cut”), from aith- (“further”) + gerr (“short”, adjective).^[1]

aithghearr f (genitive singular aithghiorra, plural aithghearran)

Mutation of *aithghearr*
radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aithghearr	n-aithghearr	h-aithghearr	t-aithghearr

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

^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “aithgirra”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ Oftedal, M. (1956), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966), Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath, page 110
^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. II: The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 15