Irish

Alternative forms

• earradh (superseded)
• iorradh
• urradh

Noun

earra m, f ‎(genitive singular earra, nominative plural earraí)

1. goods, merchandise
   • 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 26:

     rińəmr̥ rød mŭȧ əńḗ, mar jīləmr̥ gə tarvr̥^[1]n̥ ȧrə vī agń̥.

     conventional orthography: Rinneamar rud maith inné mar dhíolamar go tairbheach an earra a bhí againn.

     We did good business yesterday, as we sold the goods we had at a good price.

   • 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 26:

     d osklōx myȷ gnō elə, ʒā ǵȧpax myȷ, gə vefī ḱȧn̄əxt əŕ n̥ ȧrə.

     conventional orthography: D’osclódh muid gnó eile dhá gceapadh muid go bheifí^[2] ceannacht ar an earra.

     We would open another business if we thought the merchandise would sell well.

2. commodity

Declension

Alternative declension as feminine

Derived terms

• bogearraí
• crua-earra m ‎(“(article of) hardware”)

Etymology 2

Noun

earra f pl

1. nominative and dative plural of earr

Mutation

Notes

1. ↑ On p. 257 the author corrects tarvr̥ to tarəvəx.
2. ↑ Sic; one would expect mbeadh.

References

• “arrae” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• “1 errad, erriud, irrad ‘equipping, military equipment’” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• “2 errad, irrad ‘ware, merchandise’” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• “arra ‘payment, tribute, wages’” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
• “earradh ‘property, goods’” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
• “urradh ‘chattels, utensils’” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
• "earra" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

earra

1. genitive singular of eàrr