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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From a word meaning “handsome”.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Coinneach m (genitive Choinnich, vocative a Choinnich, diminutive Coinneachan or Ceanaidh)
- a male given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Kenneth
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath, page 138