gafann
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
Etymology
Likely a Brythonic borrowing, possibly through Old Cornish gahen, from Proto-Brythonic *gasogwona, a dissimilated reflex of Proto-Indo-European *ghansogʷona (“goose killer”); compare Proto-Celtic *gansis.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
gafann m (genitive singular gafainn, no plural)
Synonyms
References
- ^ Carney, J. (1989). Sages, Saints and Storytellers: Celtic Studies in Honour of Professor James Carney. Ireland: An Sagart, p. 460
Categories:
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Brythonic languages
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Cornish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Brythonic
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic nouns
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- Scottish Gaelic masculine nouns
- gd:Plants
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