figheadair
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Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Irish *figedóir (compare Irish fíodóir, Manx feeder), from figid (“weaves, plaits, intertwines”, verb). By surface analysis, figh + -adair.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
figheadair m (genitive singular figheadair, plural figheadairean)
- weaver
- Synonym: breabadair
- knitter
- (Argyll) spider
- Synonyms: breabadair-ladhrach, damhan-allaidh
Mutation[edit]
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| figheadair | fhigheadair |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References[edit]
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “figheadair”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “figedóir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Categories:
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Middle Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Middle Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms suffixed with -adair
- Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic nouns
- Scottish Gaelic masculine nouns
- Argyll Scottish Gaelic
- gd:Arachnids
- gd:Occupations