gèadh

See also: géadh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish géd m (“goose”), from Proto-Celtic *gezdā. Cognate with Irish gé, Welsh gŵydd.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʲiəɣ/

Noun

gèadh m or f (genitive singular geòidh, plural geòidh)

  1. goose

Declension

Declension of gèadh (type I masculine noun)
indefinite
singular plural
nominative gèadh geòidh
genitive geòidh ghèadh
dative gèadh geòidh; gèadhaibh✝
definite
singular plural
nominative (an) gèadh (na) geòidh
genitive (a') gheòidh (nan) gèadh
dative (a') ghèadh (na) geòidh; gèadhaibh✝
vocative gheòidh ghèadha

✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Mutation

Mutation of gèadh
radical lenition
gèadh ghèadh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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