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)

1. 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.