fallain
See also: falláin
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish follán,[1] from fo- + slán.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]fallain (comparative fallaine)
Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| fallain | fhallain |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “follán, fallán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ 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
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1940), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 200
Further reading
[edit]- MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “fallain”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN