gearra-mhuc
Scottish Gaelic
editEtymology
editFrom gearradh (“cutting”) + muc (“pig”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editgearra-mhuc f
Declension
editDeclension of gearra-mhuc (class IIa feminine noun)
Indefinite | ||
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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
editScottish Gaelic mutation | |
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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
edit- Colin Mark (2003) “gearra-mhuc”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 329