langadar

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Of Old Norse origin, perhaps a compound of langr (“long”) +‎ þari (“kelp”).

Pronunciation

  • (Lewis) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠaŋkət̪əɾ/[1]

Noun

langadar m (genitive singular langadair)

  1. tangle (seaweed)
  • duidhean (the stem of kelp, specifically of langadar)

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

Further reading

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