Gort Mhòr

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Literally "the Great Famine," almost certainly a calque of Irish Gorta Mór.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ə ɣɔrˠʃt̪ voːɾ/

Noun

A' Ghort Mhòr f (genitive na Gorta Mòire)

  1. Year of the Potato Blight (1846)
    Synonym: Bliadhna a' Chnàmha (literally “Year of the Bone”)

Mutation

Mutation of Gort Mhòr
radical lenition
Gort Mhòr Ghort Mhòr

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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