slànaighear

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From slànaich +‎ -ear, or else from Old Irish slánaigtheóir (“saviour”), from slánaigidir (“makes whole, heals; saves”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sɫ̪aːnɪjɛɾ]

Noun

slànaighear m (genitive singular slànaighir, plural slànaighearan)

  1. healer, savior

Mutation

Mutation of slànaighear
radical lenition
slànaighear shlànaighear
after "an", t-slànaighear

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

References

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