gêm

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See also: gem, gém, Gem, and GEM

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English game.

Pronunciation

Noun

gêm f (plural gemau)

  1. game, contest
    Gêm ddwl yw criced.
    Cricket is a silly game.
  2. (sports) match, fixture
  3. game (hunted animals and birds)

Usage notes

Derived terms

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gêm unchanged ngêm unchanged
Irregular.
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gêm, gâm, giâm”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies