isbean

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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

Noun

isbean m (genitive singular isbein, plural isbeanan)

  1. sausage

Mutation

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

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