Garbhchríocha

Irish

Etymology

From garbh (“rough”) +‎ críocha (“regions, territories”).

Proper noun

Na Garbhchríocha f pl (genitive na nGarbhchríoch)

1. the Scottish Highlands

   Synonym: Garbhchríocha na hAlban

Mutation

Mutated forms of Garbhchríocha

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Garbhchríocha	Gharbhchríocha	nGarbhchríocha

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Garbhchríocha”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “Garbhchríocha”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025