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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/, /ˈsˠãuɾˠə/
- (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈsˠauɾˠuː/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠãuɾˠu/
Noun[edit]
samhradh m (genitive singular samhraidh, nominative plural samhraí)
Declension[edit]
Declension of samhradh
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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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]
Irish mutation | ||
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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[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
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 57
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 38
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Alternative forms[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]
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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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. |
See also[edit]
- (seasons) ràith; earrach, samhradh, foghar, geamhradh (Category: gd:Seasons)
Categories:
- Irish terms inherited from Old Irish
- Irish terms derived from Old Irish
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Irish lemmas
- Irish nouns
- Irish masculine nouns
- Irish first-declension nouns
- ga:Seasons
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- Scottish Gaelic nouns
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- Scottish Gaelic terms with usage examples
- gd:Seasons