geama
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle English game, from Old English gamen (“sport”), from Proto-West Germanic *gaman, from Proto-Germanic *gamaną (“amusement, pleasure, game”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈcɛmə/
Noun
geama m (plural geamannan)
- game (playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime)
Derived terms
- geamannan Gàidhealach (“Highland games”)
- Geamannan Oilimpigeach (“Olympic Games”)
- geama-bhidio (“video game”)
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| geama | gheama |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
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