creamh
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish crem (“ramsons”), from Proto-Celtic *kremus or *kramos, from Proto-Indo-European *krém-wōs (“ramsons”). Cognate with Welsh craf, English ramsons, and Ancient Greek κρόμμυον (krómmuon, “onion”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
creamh m (genitive singular creamha)
Declension edit
Declension of creamh
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms edit
- creamh (na) muice fia (“hart's-tongue, scolopendrium”)
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| creamh | chreamh | gcreamh |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References edit
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*kremu-, *kramo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “creamh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “crem”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 57
- Thurneysen, Rudolf (1940, reprinted 2003) D. A. Binchy and Osborn Bergin, transl., A Grammar of Old Irish, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, § 80, page 52
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish crem (“ramsons”), from Proto-Celtic *kremus or *kramos, from Proto-Indo-European *krém-wōs (“ramsons”). Cognate with Welsh craf, English ramsons, and Ancient Greek κρόμμυον (krómmuon, “onion”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
creamh m (genitive singular creamha, plural creamhan)
Synonyms edit
- (garlic): gairleag f
Derived terms edit
- creamh-gàrraidh m, creamh-ghàraidh m (“chives; leek”)
- creamh mac-féidh m (“asparagus; hart's tongue fern; elecampane”)
- creamh-na-muice-fiadhaich m (“asparagus; hart's tongue fern”)
- creamh nan creag m (“rocambole”, literally “rock garlic”)
References edit
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*kremu-, *kramo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
Further reading edit
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “creamh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “crem”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language