-gaire

== Old Irish == === Etymology === From Proto-Celtic *-garyom, formed with the suffix *-om and the stem *gary-. This formation is also found in Gaulish, in adgarion from the Chamalières inscription. === Suffix === -gaire forms verbal nouns of derivatives of gairid (“to call”) ‎ar- + ‎-gaire → ‎airgaire (“prohibition”, verbal noun of ar·gair (“to prohibit, forbid”)) ‎frith- (“against”) + ‎-gaire → ‎frecrae (“answer”, verbal noun of fris·gair (“to answer”)) ==== Usage notes ==== Syncopates to -cr(a)e when warranted. All derivatives of with this suffix are neuter io-stems. ==== Derived terms ====