saighdear
See also: Saighdear
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish saigteóir (“archer, soldier”) (compare Irish saighdiúir, saighdeoir), from saiget (“arrow”) (modern Scottish Gaelic saighead), from Latin sagitta (“arrow”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɤitʲəɾ/
Noun
saighdear m (genitive singular saighdeir, plural saighdearan)
- soldier
- archer
- Synonym: boghadair
Derived terms
- Saighdear
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
saighdear | shaighdear after "an", t-saighdear |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |