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Bliadhna a' Chnàmha

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Scottish Gaelic

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Gàidhealtachd na h-Èireann ann an 1871. Bha mòran sgìrean eile Ghàidhealach ann an 1851.

Etymology

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Literally "Year of the Bone," likely in reference to the mass starvation. Also called a' Ghort Mhòr because of the modern coordinate Irish term an Gorta Mór.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bliən̪ˠə ə xɾaːva/

Proper noun

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Bliadhna a' Chnàmha f (genitive Bliadhna a' Chnàmha)

  1. Year of the Potato Blight (1846)

Mutation

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Mutation of Bliadhna a' Chnàmha
radical lenition
Bliadhna a' Chnàmha Bhliadhna a' Chnàmha

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