éar

See also: ear, EAR, -ear, 'ear, and èar

Irish

Etymology

The first element is from Old Irish derivatives of Proto-Celtic *exs (out of), and the second element is related to rath (luck, favor).

Verb

éar (present analytic éarann, future analytic éarfaidh, verbal noun éaradh, past participle éartha)

  1. (transitive) refuse, deny; repel

Conjugation

Mutation

Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
éar n-éar héar not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), éar”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN
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