geimhreadh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish gemred, from Proto-Celtic *gamur, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰyem-.

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈɟiːɾʲə/
  • (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈɟiːvʲɾʲə/
  • (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈɟɛvʲɾʲuː/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɟɛvʲɾʲu/

Noun

geimhreadh m (genitive singular geimhridh, nominative plural geimhrí)

  1. winter

Declension
Declension of geimhreadh

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative geimhreadh geimhrí
Vocative a gheimhridh a gheimhrí
Genitive geimhridh geimhrí
Dative geimhreadh geimhrí

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an geimhreadh na geimhrí
Genitive an gheimhridh na ngeimhrí
Dative leis an ngeimhreadh

don gheimhreadh

 leis na geimhrí

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
geimhreadh gheimhreadh ngeimhreadh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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