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/

Noun

gràdh m (genitive singular gràidh, plural gràidhean)

  1. love

Usage notes
  • Less intimate than gaol.

Derived terms

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
gràdhghràdh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “gràdh”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN
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