naoidhean

Irish

Noun

naoidhean m (genitive singular naoidhin, nominative plural naoidhin)

  1. obsolete spelling of naíon

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish noíden, genitive of noídiu.

Pronunciation

Noun

naoidhean m (genitive singular naoidhein, plural naoidheanan)

  1. baby, infant, suckling

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
  2. ^ Wentworth, Roy (2003) Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN
  3. ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
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