manadh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Cognate with Latin moneō (“warn, advise”) and Old English manian (“urge, admonish, exhort”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /manəɣ/

Noun

manadh m (genitive manaidh, plural manaidhean)

  1. omen, sign, portent (esp. as a form of light)
    manadh air bàs ― an omen of death
  2. apparition
  3. (Skye, Colonsay, Islay, Jura) ghost

Mutation

Mutation of manadh
radical lenition
manadh mhanadh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  • MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “manadh”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎[1], Stirling, →ISBN
  • Seumas Grannd (2000) The Gaelic of Islay: A Comparative Study‎[2], Aberdeen: University of Aberdeen, →ISBN
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