Noun
gunna m (genitive singular gunna, plural gunnachan)
- gun, musket
- cannon
Derived terms
- fùdar-gunna (“gunpowder”)
- gunna barraich (“pop gun”)
- gunna caol (“fowling piece”)
- gunna fada (“middle finger”)
- gunna sgailc (“pop gun”)
- gunna-bhiodaig (“gun on which to fix a bayonet”)
- gunna-diollaid (“holster”)
- gunna-glaic (“fusee”)
- gunna-mòr (“cannon”)
- gunna-spùt (“syringe”)
Mutation
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References
Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “gunna”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC