Uan Dhè

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Literally, “God's Lamb”. Calque of Latin Agnus Deī, itself a calque of Ancient Greek Ἀμνὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ (Amnòs toû Theoû).

Proper noun

Uan Dhè

  1. (biblical, Christianity) Lamb of God (Jesus Christ)
    Synonyms: Crìosd, Ìosa Crìosd

Mutation

Mutation of Uan Dhè
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
Uan Dhè n-Uan Dhè h-Uan Dhè t-Uan Dhè

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

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