geimhreadh
IrishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Irish gemred, from a suffixed form of Proto-Celtic *gyemos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰyem-.
PronunciationEdit
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈɟiːɾʲə/
- (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈɟiːvʲɾʲə/
- (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈɟɛvʲɾʲuː/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɟɛvʲɾʲu/
NounEdit
geimhreadh m (genitive singular geimhridh, nominative plural geimhrí)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of geimhreadh
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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- Alternative plural: geimhríocha (Cois Fharraige)
See alsoEdit
Seasons in Irish · séasúir (layout · text) · category | |||
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earrach (“spring”) | samhradh (“summer”) | fómhar (“autumn”) | geimhreadh (“winter”) |
MutationEdit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
geimhreadh | gheimhreadh | ngeimhreadh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further readingEdit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “geimhreadh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 25