Gort Mhòr

Scottish Gaelic

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

Etymology

Literally "the Great Famine," almost certainly a calque of Irish Gorta Mór.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ə ɣɔrˠʃt̪ voːɾ/

Noun

A' Ghort Mhòr f (genitive na Gorta Mòire)

1. Year of the Potato Blight (1846)

   Synonym: Bliadhna a' Chnàmha (literally “Year of the Bone”)

Mutation

Mutation of Gort Mhòr

radical	lenition
Gort Mhòr	Ghort Mhòr

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