gemred

Middle Irish

Alternative forms

  • geimred

Etymology

From Old Irish gaimred, from Proto-Celtic *gyemos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰyem-.

Pronunciation

  • (earlier) IPA(key): /ˈɡʲeβ̃ʲrʲəð/
  • (later) IPA(key): /ˈɡʲeβ̃ʲrʲəɣ/

Noun

gemred n

  1. winter

Derived terms

  • gemreta (“wintry, of winter”)

Descendants

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

Mutation

Mutation of gemred
radical lenition nasalization
gemred gemred
pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/ 		ngemred

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Middle Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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