Garbhchríocha
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From garbh (“rough”) + críocha (“regions, territories”).
Proper noun edit
Na Garbhchríocha f pl (genitive na nGarbhchríoch)
- the Scottish Highlands
- Synonym: Garbhchríocha na hAlban
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Garbhchríocha | Gharbhchríocha | nGarbhchríocha |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Garbhchríocha”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “Garbhchríocha” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.