gaimred

gaimred

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• geimred
• gemrid

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *gamur, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰyem-r- (“winter”), from the root *ǵʰyem-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡʲaṽʲrʲəð/

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