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See also: Garg
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑɹɡ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑːɡ/
- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)ɡ
Noun[edit]
garg (plural gargs)
Icelandic[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
garg n (genitive singular gargs, no plural)
Declension[edit]
declension of garg
Related terms[edit]
Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish gargg (“rough”), from Proto-Celtic *gargos.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
garg (genitive singular masculine gairg, genitive singular feminine gairge, plural garga, comparative gairge)
- rough, harsh, fierce
- Synonym: garbh
- bitter, acrid
- pungent, strong-tasting
- Synonym: borb
- gruff, strident (of a voice)
- searing (of the sun)
Declension[edit]
Declension of garg
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | garg | gharg | garga; gharga² | |
| Vocative | ghairg | garga | ||
| Genitive | gairge | garga | garg | |
| Dative | garg; gharg¹ |
gharg; ghairg (archaic) |
garga; gharga² | |
| Comparative | níos gairge | |||
| Superlative | is gairge | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms[edit]
Mutation[edit]
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| garg | gharg | ngarg |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References[edit]
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “garg”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading[edit]
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “garg”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 353
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “garg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish gargg (“rough”), from Proto-Celtic *gargos.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
garg (genitive singular feminine gairge, comparative gairge)
- acetous, acrid, acrimonious
- angry, bitter
- ardent
- barbarous, brutal, brutish, cruel, ferocious, fierce, gruff, rabid
- harsh, pungent
- tart
Mutation[edit]
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| garg | gharg |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References[edit]
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “garg”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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