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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