saighdearach
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Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Adjective
[edit]saighdearach (comparative saighdearaiche)
- soldier-like, related or pertaining to soldiers
- abounding in soldiers
Mutation
[edit]| 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. | |