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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
Of Old Norse origin, perhaps a compound of langr (“long”) + þari (“kelp”).
Pronunciation
Noun
langadar m (genitive singular langadair)
- tangle (seaweed)
- duidhean (the stem of kelp, specifically of langadar)
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) “langadar”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN