gèadh

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish géd m (“goose”), from Proto-Celtic *gezdā. Cognate with Irish gé, Welsh gŵydd.

Pronunciation

Noun

gèadh m or f (genitive singular geòidh, plural geòidh)

  1. goose

Declension

Declension of gèadh (type I masculine noun)
Indefinite
Singular Plural
Nominative gèadh geòidh
Genitive geòidh ghèadh
Dative gèadh geòidh; gèadhaibh*
Definite
Singular Plural
Nominative (an) gèadh (na) geòidh
Genitive (a') gheòidh (nan) gèadh
Dative (a') ghèadh (na) geòidh; gèadhaibh*
Vocative (a) gheòidh (a) ghèadha

*obsolete form, was used until the 19th century

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
gèadh ghèadh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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