Scottish Gaelic

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cos-uisge (Myrrhis odorata)

Etymology

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cost (aromatic plant) +‎ uisge (water), "water-scented plant"

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kʰɔs ˈɯʃkʲə/

Noun

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cos-uisge f (genitive singular cois-uisge)

  1. cicely, myrrh (Myrrhis odorata)

Synonyms

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seanas, mirr

Mutation

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Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
cos-uisge chos-uisge
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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

Cameron, J. (1883). M. odorata, in Gaelic names of plants (Scottish and Irish). United Kingdom: (n.p.), p. 32