dranndan
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish drantaigim, from Old Irish drantán (“snarl”), from drant (“jaw”), from Proto-Celtic *dran, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrēn- (“drone, murmur”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dranndan m (genitive singular dranndain, plural dranndain)
Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| dranndan | dhranndan |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References edit
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “dranndan”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][2], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “drantán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “drannd”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN