cnàmharlach

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Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare cnàimh (“bone”).

Noun[edit]

cnàmharlach m (genitive singular cnàmharlaich, plural cnàmharlaich)

  1. raw-boned, cadaverous person
  2. skeleton
  3. halm, succulent stalk (as of peas, potatoes or beans)

References[edit]

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “cnàmharlach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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