From Middle Irish géd m (“goose”), from Proto-Celtic *gezdā. Cognate with Irish gé, Welsh gŵydd.
gèadh m or f (genitive singular geòidh, plural geòidh)
Indefinite | ||
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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 | gheòidh | ghèadha |
✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
gèadh | ghèadh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |