analachadh
Scottish Gaelic
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editNoun
editanalachadh m (genitive singular analachaidh, plural analachaidhean)
Usage notes
edit- The use of analachadh for "lenition" is based on the similar use of the English term "aspiration" in the past. As this use in English is now considered incorrect (compare the different liguistic concepts of aspiration and lenition in Wikipedia), the use of sèimheachadh is preferred in modern Gaelic for "lenition".
Synonyms
edit- (lenition): sèimheachadh
Derived terms
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editReferences
edit- Black, Ronald. Cothrom Ionnsachaidh: A Chance to Learn Scottish Gaelic Grammar and Exercises Peebles, Scotland: Published by the author (2002), p.212.