gaimred

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• geimred, gemrid

Etymology

From a suffixed form of Proto-Celtic *gyemos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰyem-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaβ̃ʲrʲəð/, [ˈɡaβ̃ʲrʲeð]

Noun

gaimred n

1. winter

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	gaimredN	gaimredN	gaimredL, gaimreda
Vocative	gaimredN	gaimredN	gaimredL, gaimreda
Accusative	gaimredN	gaimredN	gaimredL, gaimreda
Genitive	gaimridL	gaimred	gaimredN
Dative	gaimredL	gaimredaib	gaimredaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Synonyms

• gaim

Derived terms

• gemrech (“wintry”)
• gemreta (“wintry, of winter”)

Descendants

• Irish: geimhreadh
• Scottish Gaelic: geamhradh
• Manx: geurey

See also

• (seasons) aimser; errach, samrad, fogamar, gaimred ^{(Category: sga:Seasons)}

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gemred, gaimred”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language