geamhradh

See also: Geamhradh

Irish

Noun

geamhradh m (genitive singular geamhraidh, nominative plural geamhraidheacha)

1. Obsolete form of geimhreadh.

Mutation

Mutated forms of geamhradh

radical	lenition	eclipsis
geamhradh	gheamhradh	ngeamhradh

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

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• Geamhradh

Etymology

From Middle Irish gemred, from Old Irish gaimred, from a suffixed form of Proto-Celtic *gyemos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰyem-.

Pronunciation

• (Lewis, Harris) IPA^(key): /ˈɡ̊ʲãũɾəɣ/
• (Uist, Barra) IPA^(key): /ˈɡ̊ʲɛ̃ũɾəɣ/
• (Wester Ross) IPA^(key): /ˈɡ̊ʲɛ̃ũɾək/

Noun

geamhradh m (genitive singular geamhraidh, plural geamhraidhean)

1. winter

   sa gheamhradh ― in winter

   Tha e an deireadh an t-samhradh; thig an geamhradh gu luath. ― It is the end of summer; winter shall come soon.

   Th' an geamhradh a' tighinn. ― Winter is coming.

Derived terms

• cadal-geamhraidh (“hibernation”)
• geamhrachail (“wintry”)
• geamhradail (“wintry”)
• geamhraich (“winter”, verb)
• grian-stad geamhraidh (“winter solstice”)

See also

• seasons: ràithean: earrach · samhradh · foghar · geamhradh ^[edit]

Mutation

Mutation of geamhradh

radical	lenition
geamhradh	gheamhradh

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