àrmhaigh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Old Irish ármag (“field of slaughter, battlefield”).

Pronunciation

Noun

àrmhaigh m (genitive singular àrmhaigh, plural àrmhaighean)

  1. buzzard

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutation of àrmhaigh
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
àrmhaigh n-àrmhaigh h-àrmhaigh t-àrmhaigh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “àrmhaigh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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