feòil-itheach
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From feòil (“meat”) + ith (“eat”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfjɔːl̪ˠˌiçəx/
Adjective
feòil-itheach (genitive singular masculine feòil-ithich)
- carnivorous
- Antonym: lus-itheach
Related terms
- feòil-itheadair
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| feòil-itheach | fheòil-itheach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “feòil-itheach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN