gadhar

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Irish

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish gadar (beagle, hunting dog), from Old Irish gagar, from Old Norse gagarr.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gadhar m (genitive singular gadhair, nominative plural gadhair)

  1. dog
    Synonyms: , madadh, madra

Declension

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
gadhar ghadhar ngadhar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 196, page 98
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 120

Further reading

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish gadar (beagle, hunting dog), from Old Irish gagar, from Old Norse gagarr.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gadhar m (genitive singular gadhair, plural gadhair or gadhrain)

  1. lurcher (crossbreed dog)
  2. (archaic) greyhound
  3. mastiff

Mutation

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Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
gadhar ghadhar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.