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

Mutation of gràdh
radical lenition
gràdh ghràdh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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