Scottish Gaelic edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Irish *figedóir (compare Irish fíodóir, Manx feeder), from figid (weaves, plaits, intertwines, verb). By surface analysis, figh +‎ -adair.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

figheadair m (genitive singular figheadair, plural figheadairean)

  1. weaver
    Synonym: breabadair
  2. knitter
  3. (Argyll) spider
    Synonyms: breabadair-ladhrach, damhan-allaidh

Mutation edit

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

References edit