cnàmharlach
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
- cnàmhlach
- cràmharlach
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Compare cnàimh (“bone”).
Noun
cnàmharlach m (genitive singular cnàmharlaich, plural cnàmharlaich)
- raw-boned, cadaverous person
- skeleton
- halm, succulent stalk (as of peas, potatoes or beans)
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “cnàmharlach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN