iarr
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editVerb
editiarr (present analytic iarrann, future analytic iarrfaidh, verbal noun iarraidh, past participle iarrtha)
- (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?
- to ask, ask for, request
- to try, attempt
- Synonyms: triail, bain triail as
Conjugation
editconjugation of iarr (first conjugation – A)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis (except an)
Derived terms
editMutation
editradical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
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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
edit- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 285, page 101
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “iarr”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editVerb
editiarr (past dh'iarr, future iarraidh, verbal noun iarraidh, past participle iarrte)
- want
- ask, request, demand
- seek, search, look for, probe
- invite
- Iarr e gu pàrtaidh. ― Invite him to a party.
- (dated) pain, purge (as medicine)
Usage notes
edit- 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
editConjugation of iarr (regular)
singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
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first | second | third m/f | first | second | third | |||
independent | past | dh'iarr mi | dh'iarr thu | dh'iarr e/i | dh'iarr sinn | dh'iarr sibh | dh'iarr iad | dh'iarradh |
future | iarraidh mi | iarraidh tu | iarraidh e/i | iarraidh sinn | iarraidh sibh | iarraidh iad | iarrar iarrtar | |
conditional | dh'iarrainn | dh'iarradh tu | dh'iarradh e/i | dh'iarramaid dh'iarradh sinn |
dh'iarradh sibh | dh'iarradh iad | dh'iarrtadh dh'iarraist1 dh'iarraiste1 | |
negative | past | cha do dh'iarr mi | cha do dh'iarr thu | cha do dh'iarr e/i | cha do dh'iarr sinn | cha do dh'iarr sibh | cha do dh'iarr iad | cha do dh'iarradh |
future | chan iarr mi | chan iarr thu | chan iarr e/i | chan iarr sinn | chan iarr sibh | chan iarr iad | chan iarrar chan iarrtar | |
conditional | chan iarrainn | chan iarradh tu | chan iarradh e/i | chan iarramaid chan iarradh sinn |
chan iarradh sibh | chan iarradh iad | chan iarrtadh chan iarraist1 chan iarraiste1 | |
affirmative interrogative |
past | an do dh'iarr mi? | an do dh'iarr thu? | an do dh'iarr e/i? | an do dh'iarr sinn? | an do dh'iarr sibh? | an do dh'iarr iad? | an do dh'iarradh? |
future | an iarr mi? | an iarr thu? | an iarr e/i? | an iarr sinn? | an iarr sibh? | an iarr iad? | an iarrar? an iarrtar? | |
conditional | an iarrainn? | an iarradh tu? | an iarradh e/i? | an iarramaid? an iarradh sinn? |
an iarradh sibh? | an iarradh iad? | an iarrtadh? an iarraist?1 an iarraiste?1 | |
negative interrogative |
past | nach do dh'iarr mi? | nach do dh'iarr thu? | nach do dh'iarr e/i? | nach do dh'iarr sinn? | nach do dh'iarr sibh? | nach do dh'iarr iad? | nach do dh'iarradh? |
future | nach iarr mi? | nach iarr thu? | nach iarr e/i? | nach iarr sinn? | nach iarr sibh? | nach iarr iad? | nach iarrar? nach iarrtar? | |
conditional | nach iarrainn? | nach iarradh tu? | nach iarradh e/i? | nach iarramaid? nach iarradh sinn? |
nach iarradh sibh? | nach iarradh iad? | nach iarrtadh? nach iarraist?1 nach iarraiste?1 | |
relative future |
affirmative | (ma) dh'iarras mi | (ma) dh'iarras thu | (ma) dh'iarras e/i | (ma) dh'iarras sinn | (ma) dh'iarras sibh | (ma) dh'iarras iad | (ma) dh'iarrar |
negative | (mur) iarr mi | (mur) iarr thu | (mur) iarr e/i | (mur) iarr sinn | (mur) iarr sibh | (mur) iarr iad | (mur) iarrar (mur) iarrtar | |
imperative | iarram | iarr | iarradh e/i | iarramaid | iarraibh | iarradh iad | iarrar iarrtar | |
stem | iarr | |||||||
verbal noun | iarraidh | |||||||
past participle | iarrte |
Derived terms
editFurther reading
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- Irish terms derived from Old Irish
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
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- Irish lemmas
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- Irish first-conjugation verbs of class A
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish
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- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic verbs
- Scottish Gaelic terms with usage examples
- Scottish Gaelic dated terms