Gort Mhòr

Scottish Gaelic

Gàidhealtachd na h-Èireann ann an 1871. Bha mòran sgìrean eile Ghàidhealach ann an 1851.

Etymology

Literally "the Great Famine," almost certainly a calque of Irish Gorta Mór.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ə ɣɔrˠʃt̪ voːɾ/

Noun

A' Ghort Mhòr f (genitive na Gorta Mòire)

1. Year of the Potato Blight (1846)

   Synonym: Bliadhna a' Chnàmha (literally “Year of the Bone”)

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
Gort Mhòr	Ghort Mhòr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.