damhan-allaidh
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish damán allaid (literally “the fierce little stag”). See also Irish damhán alla.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t̪ˠavanˈal̪ˠɪ/
Noun
damhan-allaidh f (genitive singular damhain-allaidh, plural damhain-allaidh)
- spider
Synonyms
- figheadair
- poca-salainn
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “damhan-allaidh”, 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), “damán allaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language