gràdh
See also: grádh
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish grád, from Proto-Celtic *gʷrādus, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- (“to praise, express approval”), see also Sanskrit गूर्ति (gūrti, “praise, benediction”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kraːɣ/
Usage notes
- Less intimate than gaol.
Derived terms
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
gràdh | ghràdh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “gràdh”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN
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