geamhradh

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Irish

Noun

geamhradh m (genitive singular geamhraidh, nominative plural geamhraidheacha)

  1. obsolete form of geimhreadh

Mutation

Mutated forms of geamhradh
radical lenition eclipsis
geamhradh gheamhradh ngeamhradh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish gemred, from Old Irish gaimred, from a suffixed form of Proto-Celtic *gyemos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰyem-.

Pronunciation

Noun

geamhradh m (genitive singular geamhraidh, plural geamhraidhean)

  1. winter
    sa gheamhradh ― in winter
    Tha e an deireadh an t-samhradh; thig an geamhradh gu luath. ― It is the end of summer; winter shall come soon.
    Th' an geamhradh a' tighinn. ― Winter is coming.

Derived terms

See also

Mutation

Mutation of geamhradh
radical lenition
geamhradh gheamhradh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  2. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  3. ^ Roy Wentworth (2003) Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN
  4. ^ Scouller, Alastair (2017) The Gaelic Dialect of Colonsay (PhD thesis), Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh, page 100

Further reading

  • Cathair Ó Dochartaigh, editor (1994), Survey of the Gaelic Dialects of Scotland, Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
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