figheadair
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Etymology
From Middle Irish *figedóir (compare Irish fíodóir, Manx feeder), from figid (“weaves, plaits, intertwines”, verb). By surface analysis, figh + -adair.
Pronunciation
Noun
figheadair m (genitive singular figheadair, plural figheadairean)
- weaver
- Synonym: breabadair
- knitter
- (Argyll) spider
- Synonyms: breabadair-ladhrach, damhan-allaidh
Mutation
| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| figheadair | fhigheadair |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “figheadair”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “figedóir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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