figheadair
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish figedóir (compare Irish fíodóir, Manx feeder), from figid (“weaves, plaits, intertwines”, verb); synchronically, figh + -adair.
Pronunciation
Noun
figheadair m (genitive singular figheadair, plural figheadairean)
- weaver
- Synonym: breabadair
- knitter
- spider
- Synonyms: breabadair-ladhrach, damhan-allaidh
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| figheadair | fhigheadair |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “figheadair”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “figedóir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language