geimhreadh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish gemred, from a suffixed form of Proto-Celtic *gyemos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰyem-.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈɟiːɾʲə/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈɟiːvʲɾʲə/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈɟɛvʲɾʲuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɟɛvʲɾʲu/

Noun

geimhreadh m (genitive singular geimhridh, nominative plural geimhrí)

1. winter

Declension

Declension of geimhreadh

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative geimhreadh geimhrí Vocative a gheimhridh a gheimhrí Genitive geimhridh geimhrí Dative geimhreadh geimhrí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an geimhreadh na geimhrí Genitive an gheimhridh na ngeimhrí Dative leis an ngeimhreadh don gheimhreadh leis na geimhrí

• Alternative plural: geimhríocha (Cois Fharraige)

See also

Seasons in Irish · séasúir (layout · text) · category
earrach (“spring”)	samhradh (“summer”)	fómhar (“autumn”)	geimhreadh (“winter”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
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 reading

• 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