sionnachan
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From sionn (“phosphorescence”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃũn̪ˠəxan/
Noun
sionnachan m (genitive singular sionnachain, plural sionnachain)
- will o' the wisp
- bioluminescence
Derived terms
- sionnachan-mara (“milky sea effect”)
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| sionnachan | shionnachan after "an", t-sionnachan |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References
- MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911) An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN