monadh

See also: mónadh

Irish

Noun

monadh m (genitive singular monadh)

  1. coinage, coin
    Synonym: mona

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
monadh mhonadh not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading


Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

A loanword from Proto-Brythonic *mönɨð (compare Welsh mynydd, Cornish menydh, Breton menez), from Proto-Celtic *moniyos, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (to tower, stand out) (compare Latin mōns).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔnəɣ/

Noun

monadh m (genitive singular monaidh, plural monaidhean)

  1. moor, heath
    Synonyms: mòinteach, sliabh
  2. (Argyll) mountain, hill
    Synonyms: beinn, cnoc, sliabh
  3. Any hill-pasture as distinguished from meadow and arable land.

Derived terms

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalLenition
monadhmhonadh
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
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