gràdh
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See also: grádh
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish grád, from Proto-Celtic *gʷrādus, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- (“to praise, express approval”), see also Sanskrit गूर्ति (gūrti, “praise, benediction”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]gràdh m (genitive singular gràidh, plural gràidhean)
Usage notes
[edit]- Less intimate than gaol.
Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| gràdh | ghràdh |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References
[edit]- ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “gràdh”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN
Categories:
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic nouns
- Scottish Gaelic masculine nouns
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