tùdair-stiallach

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Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Tha an tùdair-stiallach a' coiseachd tron sneachd.

Etymology[edit]

From tùdair (“stinker”) +‎ stiallach (“stripey”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʰuːtɛrʲ ˈstʲiəl̪ˠəx/

Noun[edit]

tùdair-stiallach m (genitive singular tùdair-stiallaich, plural tùdairean-stiallach)

  1. skunk (small, omnivorous mammal from North America of the family Mephitidae)
  2. striped skunk (mephitis mephitis)

References[edit]

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “tùdair-stiallach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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