figheadair
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish figedóir (compare Irish fíodóir, Manx feeder), from figid (“weaves, plaits, intertwines”, verb); synchronically, figh + -adair.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fi.ət̪ɛɾʲ/
Noun
figheadair m (genitive singular figheadair, plural figheadairean)
- weaver
- Synonym: breabadair
- knitter
- spider
- Synonyms: breabadair-ladhrach, damhan-allaidh
Mutation
| 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
- 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
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “figedóir”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
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