cnàmharlach

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• cnàmhlach
• cràmharlach

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare cnàimh (“bone”).

Noun

cnàmharlach m (genitive singular cnàmharlaich, plural cnàmharlaich)

1. raw-boned, cadaverous person
2. skeleton
3. halm, succulent stalk (as of peas, potatoes or beans)

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “cnàmharlach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN