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gaire

gaire

See also: gáire and gàire

Catalan

Adverb

gaire

  1. barely, hardly

Derived terms

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Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡaɾʲə]

Adjective

gaire

  1. genitive feminine singular of gar
  2. comparative degree of gar

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
gaire ghaire ngaire
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Occitan

Adverb

gaire

  1. barely, hardly

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Frankish *waigaro (a lot)[1].

Adverb

gaire

  1. (chiefly with "ne") hardly; almost not at all

Descendants

References

  1. (fr)(de) *waigaro in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (Walther von Wartburg, 2002)

Old Provençal

Etymology

Borrowing from Frankish *waigaro. Gallo-Romance cognate with Old French gaire.

Adverb

gaire

  1. (chiefly with "ne") hardly; almost not at all

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