quallian
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish cuilén (“pup, cub”), from Proto-Celtic *kulēnos (“whelp”). Cognate with Irish coileán and Scottish Gaelic cuilean.
Noun
quallian m (genitive singular quallianagh, plural quallianyn)
- puppy, pup
- She quallian jeh'nchied seiy. ― He is a pup of the first litter.
- whelp
- cub
Mutation
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| quallian | whallian | guallian |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cuilén”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language