damhan-allaidh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish damán allaid (literally “the fierce little stag”). See also Irish damhán alla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪ˠavanˈal̪ˠɪ/

Noun

damhan-allaidh f (genitive singular damhain-allaidh, plural damhain-allaidh)

1. spider

Synonyms

• figheadair
• poca-salainn

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “damhan-allaidh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “damán allaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language