gaire

Meaning

Adj

1. (feminine, masculine) not much, hardly any
2. (feminine, masculine) any
3. (feminine, masculine) not many, hardly any
4. (feminine, masculine) any

Adv

1. not much, hardly any
2. any much

Concepts

many

much

any

very

not many few

not much little

Translations

gaire

guaire

muito

guère

molto

mucho

très

irgendwelcher

κιόλας

κάν

μόλις και μετα βίας

assez

suffisamment

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈɡaj.ɾə]

Etymology

Cognate with Occitan: gaire

Cognate with Piedmontese: vaire

Cognate with French: guère

In summary

Borrowed from Frankish *waigaro, related to *waigr (“resistant”). Compare Occitan gaire, Aragonese guaire, Piedmontese vaire, French guère.

Sentences

La meua mare no té gaire paciència .

My mother doesn't have much patience.

Les seves dimensions eren variades i no va ser un tipus de vaixell gaire freqüent .

Its dimensions were varied and it was not a very common type of boat.