taigh-solais

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

taigh (“house”) +‎ solais (“of light”). Calque of English lighthouse.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t̪ʰəˈs̪ɔl̪ˠɪʃ/[1]

Noun

taigh-solais m (genitive singular taighe-solais, plural taighean-solais)

  1. lighthouse (building containing a light to warn or guide ships)

Mutation

Mutation of taigh-solais
radical lenition
taigh-solais thaigh-solais

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

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
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