gàradh
The Gaelic word for garden is gàradh.
gàradh is a noun used to describe a piece of land outside with flowers and plants.
Meaning: piece of land outside with flowers and plants (noun)
Did you know?
- In some Gaelic dialects, gàradh can refer to a livestock enclosure, using the same word for a place for flowers and a place for animals.
- In a traditional Gaelic 'croft' system, the garden was not a separate luxury area but a vital part of the subsistence farm.
- The 'dh' in gàradh is a lenited consonant that is often completely silent in modern speech, causing the word to end on a vowel sound.
Examples in context
- Tha mi a' coimhead air an garadhI am looking at the garden
- Tha na blàthan a' fàs anns a' gàrraidhThe flowers are growing in the garden
- Dh'fhàs an crann anns a' ghàrraidhThe tree grew in the garden
- Bidh mi a' toirt uisge don ghàrraidh gach madainnI will water the garden every morning
- Tha gàradh mòr aig an taigh.There is a large garden at the house.
- Tha flùraichean anns an gàradh.There are flowers in the garden.
- Tha mi ag iarraidh gàradh ùr.I want a new garden.
Example conversation
Hamish and Mairead are talking about the house.
- HamishA bheil gàradh aig an taigh?Does the house have a garden?
- MaireadTha, tha gàradh beag an sin.Yes, there is a small garden there.
- HamishA bheil flùraichean anns an gàradh?Are there flowers in the garden?
- MaireadTha, tha iad glè dheoidh.Yes, they are very colorful.
