creamh
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish crem (“ramsons”),[1] from Proto-Celtic *kremus[2] or *kramos, from Proto-Indo-European *krém-wōs (“ramsons”). Cognate with Welsh craf, English ramsons, Norwegian Nynorsk ramslauk, Ancient Greek κρόμμυον (krómmuon, “onion”), Russian черемша (čeremša) (and черёмуха (čerjómuxa)), Lithuanian kermùšė (and šermukšnis), Czech střemcha, Slovene čemaž and Serbo-Croatian сремуш.[3]
Pronunciation
Noun
creamh m (genitive singular creamha)
Declension
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Derived terms
- creamh (na) muice fia (“hart's-tongue, scolopendrium”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| creamh | chreamh | gcreamh |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “crem”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Thurneysen, Rudolf (1940) [1909] D. A. Binchy and Osborn Bergin, transl., A Grammar of Old Irish, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, translation of Handbuch des Alt-Irischen (in German), →ISBN, § 80, page 52; reprinted 2017
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*kremu-, *kramo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 144, page 57
- ^ Wagner, Heinrich (1959) Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], § 146 (b), page 54; reprinted 1979
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “creamh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish crem (“ramsons”), from Proto-Celtic *kremus or *kramos, from Proto-Indo-European *krém-wōs (“ramsons”). Cognate with Welsh craf, English ramsons, and Ancient Greek κρόμμυον (krómmuon, “onion”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʰɾʲɛ̃v/
Noun
creamh m (genitive singular creamha, plural creamhan)
Synonyms
- (garlic): gairleag f
Derived terms
- creamh-gàrraidh m, creamh-ghàraidh m (“chives; leek”)
- creamh mac-féidh m (“asparagus; hart's tongue fern; elecampane”)
- creamh-na-muice-fiadhaich m (“asparagus; hart's tongue fern”)
- creamh nan creag m (“rocambole”, literally “rock garlic”)
References
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*kremu-, *kramo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “creamh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “crem”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language