cluaran

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

  • grualan (Lochalsh)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Irish cluarán.

Noun

cluaran m (genitive singular cluarain, plural cluarain or cluaranan)

  1. thistle

Synonyms

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of cluaran
radical lenition
cluaran chluaran

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

Further reading

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