milemeatair

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From mili- (“milli-”) +‎ meatair (“metre”).

Pronunciation

Noun

milemeatair m (plural milemeatairean)

  1. millimetre

Derived terms

  • milemeatair de dh'airgead-beò (“millimetre of mercury”)

Mutation

Mutation of milemeatair
radical lenition
milemeatair mhilemeatair

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