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iarr
iarr
Irish
Verb
iarr (present analytic iarrann, future analytic iarrfaidh, verbal noun iarraidh, past participle iarrtha)
Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
| singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
| indicative | present | iarraim | iarrann tú; iarrair† |
iarrann sé, sí | iarraimid | iarrann sibh | iarrann siad; iarraid† |
a iarrann; a iarras / a n-iarrann*; a n-iarras* |
iarrtar |
| past | d'iarr mé; d'iarras / iarr mé‡; iarras‡ |
d'iarr tú; d'iarrais / iarr tú; iarrais‡ |
d'iarr sé, sí / iarr sé, sí‡ |
d'iarramar; d'iarr muid / iarramar; iarr muid‡ |
d'iarr sibh; d'iarrabhair / iarr sibh; iarrabhair‡ |
d'iarr siad; d'iarradar / iarr siad; iarradar‡ |
a d'iarr / ar iarr* |
iarradh; hiarradh† |
|
| past habitual | d'iarrainn / iarrainn‡ |
d'iarrtá / iarrtᇠ|
d'iarradh sé, sí / iarradh sé, sí‡ |
d'iarraimis; d'iarradh muid / iarraimis; iarradh muid‡ |
d'iarradh sibh / iarradh sibh‡ |
d'iarraidís; d'iarradh siad / iarraidís; iarradh siad‡ |
a d'iarradh / ar iarradh* |
d'iarrtaí / iarrtaí‡ |
|
| future | iarrfaidh mé; iarrfad |
iarrfaidh tú; iarrfair† |
iarrfaidh sé, sí | iarrfaimid; iarrfaidh muid |
iarrfaidh sibh | iarrfaidh siad; iarrfaid† |
a iarrfaidh; a iarrfas / a n-iarrfaidh*; a n-iarrfas* |
iarrfar | |
| conditional | d'iarrfainn / iarrfainn‡ |
d'iarrfá / iarrfᇠ|
d'iarrfadh sé, sí / iarrfadh sé, sí‡ |
d'iarrfaimis; d'iarrfadh muid / iarrfaimis; iarrfadh muid‡ |
d'iarrfadh sibh / iarrfadh sibh‡ |
d'iarrfaidís; d'iarrfadh siad / iarrfaidís; iarrfadh siad‡ |
a d'iarrfadh / ar iarrfadh* |
d'iarrfaí / iarrfaí‡ |
|
| subjunctive | present | go n-iarra mé; go n-iarrad† |
go n-iarra tú; go n-iarrair† |
go n-iarra sé, sí | go n-iarraimid; go n-iarra muid |
go n-iarra sibh | go n-iarra siad; go n-iarraid† |
— | go n-iarrtar |
| past | dá n-iarrainn | dá n-iarrtá | dá n-iarradh sé, sí | dá n-iarraimis; dá n-iarradh muid |
dá n-iarradh sibh | dá n-iarraidís; dá n-iarradh siad |
— | dá n-iarrtaí | |
| imperative | iarraim | iarr | iarradh sé, sí | iarraimis | iarraigí; iarraidh† |
iarraidís | — | iarrtar | |
| verbal noun | iarraidh | ||||||||
| past participle | iarrtha | ||||||||
* Indirect relative
† Dialect form
‡Dependent form
Synonyms
- (try): triail, bain triail as
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| iarr | n-iarr | hiarr | t-iarr |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish iarraim
Verb
iarr (past dh'iarr, future iarraidh, verbal noun iarraidh, past participle iarrte)
- want
- ask, request, demand
- seek, search, look for, probe
- Chan fhaic 's chan iarr iad. ― They shall neiher see nor enquire.
- invite
- Iarr e gu pàrtaidh. ― Invite him to a party.
- (dated) pain, purge (as medicine)
Usage notes
- 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?
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
- A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language (John Grant, Edinburgh, 1925, Compiled by Malcolm MacLennan)