madadh-donn

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

madadh-donn m (genitive singular madaidh-dhuinn, plural madaidhean-donna)

  1. (South Argyll, Arran) otter
    Synonyms: biast-dubh, dòbhran, dobhar-chù, (Islay) biast-donn, (Sutherland) cù-donn

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
madadh-donnmhadadh-donn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “madadh-donn”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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