gearra-mhuc

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Scottish Gaelic

Gearra-mhuc.

Etymology

From gearradh (“cutting”) +‎ muc (“pig”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʲarˠə ˈvuʰk/

Noun

gearra-mhuc f

  1. guinea pig

Declension

Declension of gearra-mhuc (class IIa feminine noun)
Indefinite
Singular Plural
Nominative gearra-mhuc gearra-mhucan
Genitive gearra-mhuice ghearra-mhuc
Dative gearra-mhuic gearra-mhucan; gearra-mhucaibh✝
Definite
Singular Plural
Nominative (a') ghearra-mhuc (na) gearra-mhucan
Genitive (na) gearra-mhuice (nan) gearra-mhuc
Dative (a') ghearra-mhuic (na) gearra-mhucan; gearra-mhucaibh✝
Vocative ghearra-mhuc ghearra-mhuca

✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Mutation

Mutation of gearra-mhuc
radical lenition
gearra-mhuc ghearra-mhuc

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  • Colin Mark (2003) “gearra-mhuc”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 329
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