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samhradh

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Irish

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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samhradh m (genitive singular samhraidh, nominative plural samhraí)

  1. summer
  2. summer garland

Declension

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Declension of samhradh (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative samhradh samhraí
vocative a shamhraidh a shamhraí
genitive samhraidh samhraí
dative samhradh samhraí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an samhradh na samhraí
genitive an tsamhraidh na samhraí
dative leis an samhradh
don samhradh
leis na samhraí

Derived terms

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Mutation

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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

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

Further reading

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Scottish Gaelic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Irish samrad.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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samhradh m (genitive singular samhraidh, plural samhraidhean)

  1. summer
    as t-samhradhin summer
    samhradh breaca summer with regular rain
    Bha mi ann an Uibhist an samhradh mu dheireadh.
    I was in Uist last summer.

Derived terms

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Mutation

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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

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  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 72, page 38
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 144, page 57