damhan-allaidh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish damán allaid (literally “the fierce little stag”). See also Irish damhán alla.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t̪ˠavanˈal̪ˠɪ/

Noun

damhan-allaidh f (genitive singular damhain-allaidh, plural damhain-allaidh)

  1. spider

Synonyms

References
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “damhan-allaidh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “damán allaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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