geimhriúchán

Irish

Etymology

From Irish geimhreadh ("winter"). See there for further etymology.

Pronunciation

  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɟiːvɾʲuˌxɑːn̪ˠ/
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈɟiːɾʲuˌxɑːn̪ˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɟɛvɾʲuˌhan̪ˠ/

Noun

geimhriúchán m (genitive singular geimhriúcháin, nominative plural geimhriúcháin)

  1. hibernation; a period of hibernation.
    Synonym: geimhriú
    Bhí an mathúin tite faoi geimhriúchán. ― The bear had fallen into hibernation.

Declension

Declension of geimhriúchán (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative geimhriúchán geimhriúcháin
vocative a gheimhriúcháin a gheimhriúchána
genitive geimhriúcháin geimhriúchán
dative geimhriúchán geimhriúcháin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an geimhriúchán na geimhriúcháin
genitive an gheimhriúcháin na ngeimhriúchán
dative leis an ngeimhriúchán
don gheimhriúchán 		leis na geimhriúcháin

Mutation

Mutated forms of geimhriúchán
radical lenition eclipsis
geimhriúchán gheimhriúchán ngeimhriúchán

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

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