Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish Albanach, equivalent to Alba (Scotland) +‎ -ach. Cognate with Irish Albanach and Manx Albinagh.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈal̪ˠapən̪ˠəx/
  • Hyphenation: Al‧ban‧nach

Noun

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Albannach m (genitive singular Albannaich, plural Albannaich)

  1. Scot, Scotsman

Declension

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Adjective

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Albannach (genitive singular masculine Albannaich, genitive singular feminine Albannaiche or Albannaich, nominative plural Albannach)

  1. Scottish

Declension

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
Albannach nAlbannach h-Albannach tAlbannach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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