saighdearach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish saigteóir (“archer, soldier”) (compare Irish saighdiúir, saighdeoir), from saiget (“arrow”) (modern Scottish Gaelic saighead), from Latin sagitta (“arrow”). By surface analysis, saighdear +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɤitʲərəx/

Adjective

saighdearach (comparative saighdearaiche)

1. soldier-like, related or pertaining to soldiers
2. abounding in soldiers

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
saighdearach	shaighdearach after "an", t-saighdearach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.