géaraigh

== Irish == === Alternative forms === géaruigh, geuraigh, geuruigh (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle Irish géraigid. By surface analysis, géar +‎ -igh. === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈɟiːa̯ɾˠɪɟ/ (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈɟeːɾˠə/ (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈɟeːɾˠiː/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɟeːɾˠi/, [ˈɟɛə̯ɾˠi] === Verb === géaraigh (present analytic géaraíonn, future analytic géaróidh, verbal noun géarú, past participle géaraithe) (ambitransitive) to sharpen Synonym: faobhraigh (transitive) to whet (one or rub on with some substance for the purpose of sharpening; stimulate or make more keen) (ambitransitive) to intensify (ambitransitive) to sour (to make/become sour) (intransitive) to quicken (become quicker) (transitive) to steepen (make steeper) to bring out (elicit, evoke, or emphasize a particular quality) to exacerbate (make worse) ==== Conjugation ==== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “géaruiġim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 358 Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “géaraigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN