iarr

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish íarraid, from íar (“after”), from Proto-Celtic *eɸirom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi (“near, at, against”); compare Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí, “on, over, at”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /iəɾˠ/[1]

Verb

iarr (present analytic iarrann, future analytic iarrfaidh, verbal noun iarraidh, past participle iarrtha)

  1. (modal) to want (used in the progressive tenses)
    An bhfuil tú ag iarraidh a theacht aníos liomsa anois?
    Do you want to come up here with me now?
  2. to ask, ask for, request
  3. to try, attempt
    Synonyms: triail, bain triail as

Conjugation
conjugation of iarr (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 /
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) mé‡; iarras‡		 d'iarr tú; d'iarrais /
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) tú; iarrais‡		 d'iarr sé, sí /
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) sé, sí‡		 d'iarramar; d'iarr muid /
iarramar; Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) muid‡		 d'iarr sibh; d'iarrabhair /
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) sibh;
iarrabhair‡		 d'iarr siad; d'iarradar /
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) siad; iarradar‡		 a d'iarr /
ar Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)*		 iarradh;
hiarradh†
past habitual d'iarrainn /
iarrainn‡; n-iarrainn‡‡		 d'iarrtá /
iarrtá‡; n-iarrtᇇ		 d'iarradh sé, sí /
iarradh sé, sí‡; n-iarradh sé, s퇇		 d'iarraimis; d'iarradh muid /
iarraimis; iarradh muid‡; n-iarraimis‡‡; n-iarradh muid‡‡		 d'iarradh sibh /
iarradh sibh‡; n-iarradh sibh‡‡		 d'iarraidís; d'iarradh siad /
iarraidís; iarradh siad‡; n-iarraidís‡‡; n-iarradh siad‡‡		 a d'iarradh /
a n-iarradh*		 d'iarrtaí /
iarrtaí‡; n-iarrta퇇
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‡; n-iarrfainn‡‡ d'iarrfá / iarrfá‡; n-iarrfᇇ d'iarrfadh sé, sí / iarrfadh sé, sí‡; n-iarrfadh sé, s퇇 d'iarrfaimis; d'iarrfadh muid / iarrfaimis‡; iarrfadh muid‡; n-iarrfaimis‡‡; n-iarrfadh muid‡‡ d'iarrfadh sibh / iarrfadh sibh‡; n-iarrfadh sibh‡‡ d'iarrfaidís; d'iarrfadh siad / iarrfaidís‡; iarrfadh siad‡; n-iarrfaidís‡‡; n-iarrfadh siad‡‡ a d'iarrfadh /
a n-iarrfadh*		 d'iarrfaí / iarrfaí‡; n-iarrfa퇇
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 Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) iarradh sé, sí iarraimis iarraigí;
iarraidh†		 iarraidís — iarrtar
verbal noun iarraidh
past participle iarrtha

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis (except an)

Derived terms

Mutation

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

References
  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 101

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish iarraid.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /iərˠ/

Verb

iarr (past dh'iarr, future iarraidh, verbal noun iarraidh, past participle iarrte)

  1. want
  2. ask, request, demand
  3. seek, search, look for, probe
    Synonyms: lorg, sir
    Chan fhaic 's chan iarr iad. ― They shall neither see nor enquire.
  4. invite
    Iarr e gu pàrtaidh. ― Invite him to a party.
  5. (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?

Derived terms

Further reading
  • Edward Dwelly (1911), “iarr”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC
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