cluaran
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
- grualan (Lochalsh)
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Compare Irish cluarán.
Noun
cluaran m (genitive singular cluarain, plural cluarain or cluaranan)
- thistle
Synonyms
- feumalan
- fòghnan
- gìogan
- oigheannach
Derived terms
- cluaran-cruaidh (“sow thistle”)
- cluaran-deilgneach (“spear thistle”)
- cluaran-leana (“marsh thistle”)
- cluaran-òir (“carline thistle”)
- fras cluarain (“thistledown”)
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
cluaran | chluaran |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “cluaran”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN