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

• Alternative plural: geimhríocha (Cois Fharraige)

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”)