mìlsean
See also: milseán
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish millsén (“sweetmeat, delicacy”) (compare modern Irish milseán); synchronically, milis (“sweet”) + -an (diminutive suffix).
Noun
mìlsean m (genitive singular mìlsein, plural mìlseanan)
- dessert, pudding, confection, sweet (course)
See also
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| mìlsean | mhìlsean |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
Further reading
- 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
- “millsén” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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