samhradh

See also: Samhradh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish samrad, from a compound of Proto-Celtic *samos (“summer”) (compare Welsh haf), from Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-h₂-ó- (compare Old English sumor, Old Armenian ամառն (amaṙn)).

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠauɾˠə/, /ˈsˠãuɾˠə/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠauɾˠuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠãuɾˠu/

Noun

samhradh m (genitive singular samhraidh, nominative plural samhraí)

1. summer
2. summer garland

Declension

Declension of samhradh (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative samhradh samhraí vocative a shamhraidh a shamhraí genitive samhraidh samhraí dative samhradh samhraí forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an samhradh na samhraí genitive an tsamhraidh na samhraí dative leis an samhradh don samhradh leis na samhraí

• Alternative plural: samhraíocha (Cois Fharraige)

Derived terms

• bó shamhraidh (“ladybird”)
• calar samhraidh (“summer cholera, cholerine”)
• crotach samhraidh (“whimbrel”)
• Meitheamh an tSamhraidh (“midsummer”)
• priompallán samhraidh (“may-beetle, may-bug”)
• samhradh beag (“Indian summer, warm autumn”, literally “little summer”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of samhradh

radical	lenition	eclipsis
samhradh	shamhradh after an, tsamhradh	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

See also

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “samhradh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “samhradh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “samhradh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• Samhradh

Etymology

From Old Irish samrad.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈs̪ãũɾəɣ/
• (Wester Ross) IPA^(key): /ˈs̪ɛ̃ũɾək/
• (Colonsay, Islay, South Jura, Gigha, Kintyre) IPA^(key): /ˈs̪ɛvəɾəɣ/, [ˈs̪ɛvɪ̈ɾɪ̈ɣ]

Noun

samhradh m (genitive singular samhraidh, plural samhraidhean)

1. summer

   as t-samhradh ― in summer

   samhradh breac ― a summer with regular rain

   Bha mi ann an Uibhist an samhradh mu dheireadh.

   I was in Uist last summer.

Derived terms

• buidheag-an-t-samhraidh
• grian-stad samhraidh

Mutation

Mutation of samhradh

radical	lenition
samhradh	shamhradh after "an", t-samhradh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

See also

• seasons: ràithean: earrach · samhradh · foghar · geamhradh ^[edit]

Further reading

• Cathair Ó Dochartaigh, editor (1994), Survey of the Gaelic Dialects of Scotland, Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies