samhradh
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See also: Samhradh
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]- (Munster, Galway) IPA(key): /ˈsˠauɾˠə/[1], /ˈsˠãuɾˠə/
- (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈsˠauɾˠuː/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠãuɾˠu/[2]
Noun
[edit]samhradh m (genitive singular samhraidh, nominative plural samhraí)
Declension
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- Alternative plural: samhraíocha (Cois Fharraige)
Derived terms
[edit]- 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
[edit]radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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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
[edit]Seasons in Irish · séasúir (layout · text) · category | |||
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earrach (“spring”) | samhradh (“summer”) | fómhar (“autumn”) | geimhreadh (“winter”) |
Further reading
[edit]- 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, 2013-2024
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]samhradh m (genitive singular samhraidh, plural samhraidhean)
- 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
[edit]Mutation
[edit]radical | lenition |
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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
[edit]- (seasons) ràith; earrach, samhradh, foghar, geamhradh (Category: gd:Seasons)
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 72, page 38
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 144, page 57
Categories:
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Irish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *semh₂-
- Irish terms inherited from Old Irish
- Irish terms derived from Old Irish
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Irish lemmas
- Irish nouns
- Irish masculine nouns
- Irish first-declension nouns
- ga:Seasons
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *semh₂-
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic nouns
- Scottish Gaelic masculine nouns
- Scottish Gaelic terms with usage examples
- gd:Seasons