creamh

== Irish == === Alternative forms === cneamh === Etymology === From Middle Irish crem (“ramsons”), from Proto-Celtic *kremus, from Proto-Indo-European *krémwōs (“ramsons”). Cognate with Welsh craf, English ramsons, Norwegian Nynorsk ramslauk, Ancient Greek κρόμμυον (krómmuon, “onion”), Russian черемша́ (čeremšá) (and черёмуха (čerjómuxa)), Lithuanian kermùšė (and šermukšnis), Czech střemcha, Slovene čemaž and Serbo-Croatian srȇmuš. === Pronunciation === (Ulster) IPA(key): /cɾʲãuh/, /cɾʲɔuhˀ/ === Noun === creamh m (genitive singular creamha) wild garlic, ramsons, Allium ursinum ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== creamh (na) muice fia (“hart's-tongue, scolopendrium”) === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “creaṁ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, pages 261–262; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “creamh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Middle Irish crem (“ramsons”), from Proto-Celtic *kremus, from Proto-Indo-European *krémwōs (“ramsons”). Cognate with Welsh craf, English ramsons, and Ancient Greek κρόμμυον (krómmuon, “onion”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kʰɾʲɛ̃v/ === Noun === creamh m (genitive singular creamha, plural creamhan) gentian hart's tongue fern garlic leeks elecampane ==== Synonyms ==== (garlic): gairleag f ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Edward Dwelly (1911), “creamh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “crem”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language