gearra-mhuc
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Scottish Gaelic
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Etymology
[edit]From gearradh (“cutting”) + muc (“pig”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]gearra-mhuc f
Declension
[edit]Declension of gearra-mhuc (class IIa feminine noun)
| Indefinite | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | gearra-mhuc | gearra-mhucan |
| Genitive | gearra-mhuice | ghearra-mhuc |
| Dative | gearra-mhuic | gearra-mhucan; gearra-mhucaibh✝ |
| Definite | ||
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | (a') ghearra-mhuc | (na) gearra-mhucan |
| Genitive | (na) gearra-mhuice | (nan) gearra-mhuc |
| Dative | (a') ghearra-mhuic | (na) gearra-mhucan; gearra-mhucaibh✝ |
| Vocative | (a) ghearra-mhuc | (a) ghearra-mhuca |
✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century
Mutation
[edit]| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| gearra-mhuc | ghearra-mhuc |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References
[edit]- Colin Mark (2003) “gearra-mhuc”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 329