mathan-nighe

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Likely a calque of German Waschbär.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈma.han.nʲi.ə/

Noun

mathan-nighe m (genitive singular mathain-nighe, plural mathain-nighe)

  1. raccoon
    Cha mhòr nach toirinn mo mhionnan gur mathan-nighe a tha ann. ― I would almost swear that it's a raccoon.

Mutation

Mutation of mathan-nighe
radical lenition
mathan-nighe mhathan-nighe

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

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