geama

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle English game, from Old English gamen (“sport”), from Proto-West Germanic *gaman, from Proto-Germanic *gamaną (“amusement, pleasure, game”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈcɛmə/

Noun

geama m (plural geamannan)

1. game (playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime)

Derived terms

• geamannan Gàidhealach (“Highland games”)
• Geamannan Oilimpigeach (“Olympic Games”)
• geama-bhidio (“video game”)

Mutation

Mutation of geama

radical	lenition
geama	gheama

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