aintighearna

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From ain- (bad, unnatural; un-, anti-) +‎ tighearna (lord). Compare Irish aintiarna.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ˈaɲdʲɪjərˠn̪ˠə/

Noun

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aintighearna m (genitive singular aintighearna, plural aintighearnan)

  1. despot, tyrant

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
aintighearna n-aintighearna h-aintighearna t-aintighearna
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.