gáethmar

Middle Irish

Etymology

gáeth +‎ -mar

Pronunciation

• (earlier) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɤːθβ̃ər/
• (later) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɯːhβ̃ər/

Adjective

gáethmar

1. windy, tempestuous
2. inclined to cause flatulence

Derived terms

• gáethmairecht

Descendants

• Irish: gaofar
• Scottish Gaelic: gaothar, gaothmhor

Mutation

Middle Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
gáethmar	gáethmar pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/	ngáethmar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gáethmar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language