far-ainm

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From far- +‎ ainm.

Pronunciation

Noun

far-ainm m (genitive singular far-ainm, plural far-ainmean)

  1. nickname, byname
    Synonyms: ainnisd, anaisg, frith-ainm, leas-ainm, leth-ainm

Mutation

Mutation of far-ainm
radical lenition
far-ainm fhar-ainm

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

References

  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
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