figheadair
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish *figedóir (compare Irish fíodóir, Manx feeder), from figid (“weaves, plaits, intertwines”, verb). By surface analysis, figh + -adair.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fi.ət̪ɛɾʲ/
Noun
figheadair m (genitive singular figheadair, plural figheadairean)
- weaver
- Synonym: breabadair
- knitter
- (Argyll) 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], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “figedóir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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