samhla

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Irish[edit]

Noun[edit]

samhla f

  1. genitive singular of samhail (likeness, image; model, mock-up; effigy; simile)

Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
samhla shamhla
after an, tsamhla
not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish samla (likeness, similarity, that with which a thing may be compared).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

samhla m (genitive singular samhlaidh, plural samhlaidhean)

  1. resemblance, likeness
  2. sign, symbol
  3. simile
  4. allegory, parable

Derived terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

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

References[edit]