geamhradh
See also: Geamhradh
Scottish Gaelic edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish gemred, from a suffixed form of Proto-Celtic *gyemos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰyem-.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
geamhradh m (genitive singular geamhraidh, plural geamhraidhean)
- 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 edit
- cadal-geamhraidh (“hibernation”)
- geamhradail, geamhrachail (“wintry”)
- geamhraich (“winter”, verb)
- grian-stad geamhraidh (“winter solstice”)
See also edit
- (seasons) ràith; earrach, samhradh, foghar, geamhradh (Category: gd:Seasons)