mànran

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

Noun

mànran m (genitive singular mànrain, plural mànranan)

  1. humming, cooing
  2. melody, tune
    Synonyms: fonn, port
  3. dalliance, flirtation

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of mànran
radical lenition
mànran mhànran

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

References

  1. ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
  2. ^ Rev. C. M. Robertson (1902) “Skye Gaelic”, in Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness, Volume XXIII: 1898-99‎[2], Gaelic Society of Inverness, pages 54-88
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