gearra-mhuc

Scottish Gaelic

Gearra-mhuc.

Etymology

From gearradh (“cutting”) +‎ muc (“pig”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʲarˠə ˈvuʰk/

Noun

gearra-mhuc f

1. guinea pig

Declension

Declension of gearra-mhuc (class IIa feminine noun)

Indefinite
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	gearra-mhuc	gearra-mhucan
Genitive	gearra-mhuice	ghearra-mhuc
Dative	gearra-mhuic	gearra-mhucan; gearra-mhucaibh✝
Definite
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	(a') ghearra-mhuc	(na) gearra-mhucan
Genitive	(na) gearra-mhuice	(nan) gearra-mhuc
Dative	(a') ghearra-mhuic	(na) gearra-mhucan; gearra-mhucaibh✝
Vocative	(a) ghearra-mhuc	(a) ghearra-mhuca

^✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Mutation

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

References

• Colin Mark (2003) “gearra-mhuc”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 329