gearrán

== Irish == === Etymology === From Middle Irish gerrán. By surface analysis, gearr (“short”) +‎ -án. === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /ɟəˈɾˠɑːn̪ˠ/ (Connacht) IPA(key): /ɟəˈɾˠɑːnˠ/, /ˈɟiɾˠaːnˠ/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɟaɾˠanˠ/ Homophone: gearán === Noun === gearrán m (genitive singular gearráin, nominative plural gearráin) gelding garron (Ulster) horse (in general) (derogatory) lesbian, dyke ==== Usage notes ==== In the Munster and Connacht dialects as well as the standard language, capall is the generic word for “horse”, while gearrán means specifically “gelding”. However, in the Ulster dialect, capall means specifically “mare” and gearrán is the generic word for “horse”. ==== Declension ==== ==== Quotations ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: garron → Fingallian: garrane → Yola: garraane, garrane === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “gearrán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “gearrán”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “gearrán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026