damhan-allaidh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish damán allaid (literally “the fierce little stag”).

Noun

damhan-allaidh f (genitive singular damhain-allaidh, plural damhain-allaidh)

spider

Synonyms

References

Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “damán allaid”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, ISBN 9780901714299

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