Irish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Irish ad·gair.

Verb

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agair (present analytic agraíonn, future analytic agróidh, verbal noun agairt, past participle agartha)

  1. (transitive) plead, entreat
  2. (transitive, with ar) avenge, retribute
  3. (transitive, law) sue
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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agair m sg

  1. vocative/genitive singular of agar (agar)

Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
agair n-agair hagair not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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Old Irish

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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agair

  1. passive singular present indicative of aigid

Mutation

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Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
agair
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)
unchanged n-agair
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish ad·gair. Compare Irish agair (plead, entreat, sue).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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agair (past dh'agair, future agairidh, verbal noun agairt)

  1. claim, demand
  2. petition
  3. (transitive, with air) crave
    Tha mi ag agairt air seòclaid.I'm craving chocolate.

Derived terms

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