samhradh
See also: Samhradh
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish samrad, from a compound of Proto-Celtic *samos (“summer”) (compare Welsh haf), from Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-h₂-ó- (compare Old English sumor, Old Armenian ամառն (amaṙn)).
Pronunciation edit
- (Munster, Galway) IPA(key): /ˈsˠauɾˠə/, /ˈsˠãuɾˠə/
- (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈsˠauɾˠuː/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠãuɾˠu/
Noun edit
samhradh m (genitive singular samhraidh, nominative plural samhraí)
Declension edit
Declension of samhradh
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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- Alternative plural: samhraíocha (Cois Fharraige)
Derived terms edit
- bó shamhraidh (“ladybird”)
- calar samhraidh (“summer cholera, cholerine”)
- crotach samhraidh (“whimbrel”)
- Meitheamh an tSamhraidh (“midsummer”)
- priompallán samhraidh (“may-beetle, may-bug”)
- samhradh beag (“Indian summer, warm autumn”, literally “little summer”)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
samhradh | shamhradh after an, tsamhradh |
not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
See also edit
Seasons in Irish · séasúir (layout · text) · category | |||
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earrach (“spring”) | samhradh (“summer”) | fómhar (“autumn”) | geimhreadh (“winter”) |
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “samhradh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “samhradh” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “samhradh” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 57
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 38
Scottish Gaelic edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
samhradh m (genitive singular samhraidh, plural samhraidhean)
- summer
- as t-samhradh ― in summer
- samhradh breac ― a summer with regular rain
- Bha mi ann an Uibhist an samhradh mu dheireadh.
- I was in Uist last summer.
Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
samhradh | shamhradh after "an", t-samhradh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
See also edit
- (seasons) ràith; earrach, samhradh, foghar, geamhradh (Category: gd:Seasons)