gearra-mhuc

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From gearradh (cutting) +‎ muc (pig).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʲarˠə ˈvuʰk/

Noun

gearra-mhuc f

  1. guinea pig

Declension

Declension of gearra-mhuc (class IIa feminine noun)
indefinite
singular plural
nominative gearra-mhuc gearra-mhucan
genitive gearra-mhuice ghearra-mhuc
dative gearra-mhuic gearra-mhucan; gearra-mhucaibh
definite
singular plural
nominative (a') ghearra-mhuc (na) gearra-mhucan
genitive (na) gearra-mhuice (nan) gearra-mhuc
dative (a') ghearra-mhuic (na) gearra-mhucan; gearra-mhucaibh
vocative ghearra-mhuc ghearra-mhuca

obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Mutation

Mutation of gearra-mhuc
radical lenition
gearra-mhuc ghearra-mhuc

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

References

  • Mark, Colin (2003) “gearra-mhuc”, in The Gaelic–English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 329