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iarr

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Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish íarraid, from íar (after), from Proto-Celtic *eɸirom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi (near, at, against); compare Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí, on, over, at).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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iarr (present analytic iarrann, future analytic iarrfaidh, verbal noun iarraidh, past participle iarrtha)

  1. (modal) to want (used in the progressive tenses)
    An bhfuil tú ag iarraidh a theacht aníos liomsa anois?
    Do you want to come up here with me now?
  2. to ask, ask for, request
  3. to try, attempt
    Synonyms: triail, bain triail as

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of iarr
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
iarr n-iarr hiarr not applicable

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

References

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  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 285, page 101

Further reading

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish iarraid.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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iarr (past dh'iarr, future iarraidh, verbal noun iarraidh, past participle iarrte)

  1. want
  2. ask, request, demand
  3. seek, search, look for, probe
    Synonyms: lorg, sir
    Chan fhaic 's chan iarr iad.They shall neither see nor enquire.
  4. invite
    Iarr e gu pàrtaidh.Invite him to a party.
  5. (dated) pain, purge (as medicine)

Usage notes

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  • In the sense of requesting or desiring takes the preposition air:
    Dh'iarr e airgead oirre.He asked her for money.
    An iarr thu air sin a thachairt?Will you desire that to happen?

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “iarr”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC