gaimred

Old Irish

Etymology

From a suffixed form of Proto-Celtic *gyemos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰyem-. By surface analysis, gam +‎ -rad.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaβ̃ʲrʲəð/, [ˈɡaβ̃ʲrʲeð]

Noun

gaimred n

1. winter

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	gaimredN	gaimredN	gaimredL, gaimreda
Vocative	gaimredN	gaimredN	gaimredL, gaimreda
Accusative	gaimredN	gaimredN	gaimredL, gaimreda
Genitive	gaimridL	gaimred	gaimredN
Dative	gaimredL	gaimredaib	gaimredaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Synonyms

• gam

Descendants

• Middle Irish: gemred, geimred
  • Irish: geimhreadh
  • Scottish Gaelic: geamhradh
  • Manx: geurey

See also

• (seasons) aimser; errach, samrad, fogamar, gaimred ^{(Category: sga:Seasons)}

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
gaimred	gaimred pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/	ngaimred
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), “gemred, gaimred”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language