gemred

Old Irish

Alternative forms

gaimred
geimred
gemrid

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *gamur, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰyem-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡʲeṽʲrʲeð/

Noun

gemred n

winter

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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, gemred

References

“gemred, gaimred” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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