saighdear
See also: Saighdear
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish saigteóir (“archer, soldier”) (compare Irish saighdiúir, saighdeoir), from saiget (“arrow”) (modern Scottish Gaelic saighead), from Latin sagitta (“arrow”).
Pronunciation
Noun
saighdear m (genitive singular saighdeir, plural saighdearan)
Derived terms
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| saighdear | shaighdear after "an", t-saighdear |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |