Catalan

Adverb

gaire

1. barely, hardly

Derived terms

• gairebé

External links

• “gaire” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡaɾʲə]

Adjective

gaire

1. genitive feminine singular of gar
2. comparative degree of gar

Mutation

Occitan

Adverb

gaire

1. barely, hardly

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Frankish *waigaro ‎(“a lot”)^[1].

Adverb

gaire

1. (chiefly with "ne") hardly; almost not at all

Descendants

• French: guère

References

1. ↑ (fr)(de) *waigaro in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (Walther von Wartburg, 2002)

• (fr) Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (guaire, supplement)
• gueres on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub

Old Provençal

Etymology

Borrowing from Frankish *waigaro. Gallo-Romance cognate with Old French gaire.

Adverb

gaire

1. (chiefly with "ne") hardly; almost not at all

References

• (fr)(de) *waigaro in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (Walther von Wartburg, 2002)