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
Declension
Declension of samhradh
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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- Alternative plural: samhraíocha (Cois Fharraige)
Derived terms
- bó shamhraidh (“ladybird”)
- calar samhraidh (“summer cholera, cholerine”)
- crotach samhraidh (“whimbrel”)
- lár an tsamhraidh, Meitheamh an tSamhraidh (“midsummer”)
- priompallán samhraidh (“may-beetle, may-bug”)
- samhradh beag (“Indian summer, warm autumn”, literally “little summer”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| samhradh | shamhradh after an, tsamhradh |
not applicable |
| 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”) |
Further reading
- "samhradh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “samhradh” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “samhradh” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsauɾəɣ/
Noun
samhradh m (genitive singular samhraidh, plural samhraidhean)
- summer
- Thachair e anns an t-samhradh. / as t-samhradh. ― It happened in the summer.
Derived terms
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| samhradh | shamhradh after "an", t-samhradh |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
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