monadh
See also: mónadh
Irish
editEtymology
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Noun
editmonadh m (genitive singular monadh)
Mutation
edit| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| monadh | mhonadh | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
edit- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “monadh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
Scottish Gaelic
editEtymology
editProbably borrowed from Pictish [Term?], itself from Proto-Brythonic *mönɨð (compare Welsh mynydd, Cornish menydh, Breton menez), from Proto-Celtic *moniyos, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to tower, stand out”) (compare Latin mōns).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmonadh m (genitive singular monaidh, plural monaidhean)
- moor, heath
- (Argyll, Argyll and Bute) mountain, hill
- Any hill-pasture as distinguished from meadow and arable land.
Derived terms
edit- coiseachd monaidh (“hillwalking”)
- coisiche monaidh (“hillwalker”)
- corra-mhonaidh (“crane”)
- dearcag-mhonaidh (“bilberry, blaeberry”) (Lochaber)
Mutation
edit| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| monadh | mhonadh |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
editCategories:
- Irish lemmas
- Irish nouns
- Irish masculine nouns
- ga:Money
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *men-
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Pictish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Brythonic
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic nouns
- Scottish Gaelic masculine nouns
- Argyll Scottish Gaelic
- gd:Geography