samhradh

See also: Samhradh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish samrad, from a compound of Proto-Celtic *samos (“summer”) (compare Welsh haf), from Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-h₂-ó- (compare Old English sumor, Old Armenian ամառն (amaṙn)).

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠauɾˠə/, /ˈsˠãuɾˠə/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠauɾˠuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠãuɾˠu/

Noun

samhradh m (genitive singular samhraidh, nominative plural samhraí)

1. summer
2. summer garland

Declension

Declension of samhradh

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative samhradh samhraí Vocative a shamhraidh a shamhraí Genitive samhraidh samhraí Dative samhradh samhraí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an samhradh na samhraí Genitive an tsamhraidh na samhraí Dative leis an samhradh don samhradh leis na samhraí

• Alternative plural: samhraíocha (Cois Fharraige)

Derived terms

• bó shamhraidh (“ladybird”)
• calar samhraidh (“summer cholera, cholerine”)
• crotach samhraidh (“whimbrel”)
• Meitheamh an tSamhraidh (“midsummer”)
• priompallán samhraidh (“may-beetle, may-bug”)
• samhradh beag (“Indian summer, warm autumn”, literally “little summer”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
samhradh	shamhradh after an, tsamhradh	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

See also

Seasons in Irish · séasúir (layout · text) · category
earrach (“spring”)	samhradh (“summer”)	fómhar (“autumn”)	geimhreadh (“winter”)

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “samhradh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “samhradh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “samhradh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 57
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 38

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• Samhradh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsauɾəɣ/

Noun

samhradh m (genitive singular samhraidh, plural samhraidhean)

1. summer

   as t-samhradh ― in summer

   samhradh breac ― a summer with regular rain

   Bha mi ann an Uibhist an samhradh mu dheireadh.

   I was in Uist last summer.

Derived terms

• buidheag-an-t-samhraidh
• grian-stad samhraidh

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
samhradh	shamhradh after "an", t-samhradh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

See also

• (seasons) ràith; earrach, samhradh, foghar, geamhradh ^{(Category: gd:Seasons)}