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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish comard, from Old Irish comard, with irregularly appearing -n-.
Pronunciation
Adjective
còmhnard
- level, plain, even, equal, smooth, flat
- rathad còmhnard ― a level road
- siùil còmhnard ― equal sails
Antonyms
Noun
còmhnard m (genitive singular còmhnaird, plural còmhnardan)
- plain
- level ground, field
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
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “còmhnard”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC