Irish word

gaineamh

sand

nounfeminine/ˈɡɑnʲəvˠ/

gaineamh means “sand” in Irish and is used as a noun. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /ˈɡɑnʲəvˠ/.

Mutation forms

Bhí gaineamh do gach leith dínn soir siar, thuaidh theas.

There was sand to every side of us, east and west, north and south.

Nature

toradh

fruit

bith

world

tír

land

talamh

land

cur

burial

ceantar

field

oileán

island

cineál

sex

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