See also: dobhrán

Scottish Gaelic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Irish dobrán m (otter, beaver), from dobur (water).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

dòbhran m (genitive singular dòbhrain, plural dòbhrain)

  1. otter
    Synonyms: biast-dubh, dobhar-chù, (Islay) biast-donn, (Argyll, Arran) madadh-donn, (Sutherland) cù-donn

Mutation edit

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
dòbhran dhòbhran
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.