mìlsean
See also: milseán
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish millsén (“sweetmeat, delicacy”) (compare modern Irish milseán); synchronically, milis (“sweet”) + -an (diminutive suffix).
Noun
mìlsean m (genitive singular mìlsein, plural mìlseanan)
- dessert, pudding, confection, sweet (course)
See also
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| mìlsean | mhìlsean |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “mìlsean”, 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), “millsén”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language