gràdh

See also: grádh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish grád, from Proto-Celtic *gʷrādus, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- (“to praise, express approval”), see also Sanskrit गूर्ति (gūrti, “praise, benediction”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kraːɣ/

Noun

gràdh m (genitive singular gràidh, plural gràidhean)

1. love

Usage notes

• Less intimate than gaol.

Derived terms

• gràdhach
• gràdhaich
• gràdhaichte

Mutation

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