Bliadhna a' Chnàmha

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Literally "Year of the Bone," likely in reference to the mass starvation. Also called a' Ghort Mhòr because of the modern coordinate Irish term an Gorta Mór.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bliən̪ˠə ə xɾaːva/

Proper noun

Bliadhna a' Chnàmha f (genitive Bliadhna a' Chnàmha)

  1. Year of the Potato Blight (1846)

Mutation

Mutation of Bliadhna a' Chnàmha
radical lenition
Bliadhna a' Chnàmha Bhliadhna a' Chnàmha

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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