gàrradh

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• gàradh

Etymology

From Middle Irish garrda, from Old Norse garðr (“enclosed space, yard”), from Proto-Germanic *gardaz (“court, yard, enclosure”), from *ǵʰortós (“enclosure”), from *ǵʰer- (“to enclose”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaːrˠəɣ/

Noun

gàrradh m (genitive singular gàrraidh, plural gàrraidhean)

1. wall
2. garden

Synonyms

• (wall): mùr, bàbhan

Derived terms

• creamh-gàrraidh (“chives”)
• tuathanachas-gàrraidh (“horticulture”)

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
gàrradh	ghàrradh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.