giorra

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɟɨ̞ɾˠə/
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈɟɞɾˠə/, /ˈɟɛɾˠə/

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish girre (“shortness”).

Noun

giorra f (genitive singular giorra)

1. shortness

Declension

Declension of giorra (fourth declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative giorra vocative a ghiorra genitive giorra dative giorra forms with the definite article case singular nominative an ghiorra genitive na giorra dative leis an ngiorra don ghiorra

Derived terms

• giorraigh

Further reading

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

Etymology 2

From Middle Irish girre (comparative degree of gerr (“short”)).

Adjective

giorra

1. inflection of gearr:
   1. feminine genitive singular
   2. comparative degree

Mutation

Mutated forms of giorra

radical	lenition	eclipsis
giorra	ghiorra	ngiorra

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish girre (comparative degree of gerr (“short”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈciɾˠə/

Adjective

giorra

1. comparative degree of geàrr and goirid

Adverb

giorra

1. comparative degree of goirid

Mutation

Mutation of giorra

radical	lenition
giorra	ghiorra

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