goradh

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish gorad.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔɾʲu/ (as if spelled goireadh)

Noun

goradh m (genitive singular gortha)

1. verbal noun of gor (“to heat, warm”)
2. gestation
3. incubation

Declension

Declension of goradh

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative goradh Vocative a ghoradh Genitive gortha Dative goradh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an goradh Genitive an ghortha Dative leis an ngoradh don ghoradh

Verb

goradh

1. inflection of gor:
   1. autonomous past indicative
   2. third-person singular imperative

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
goradh	ghoradh	ngoradh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gorad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “goraḋ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 378
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “goradh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN