laoghan

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From laogh (“calf”) +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠɯːɣan/
  • Hyphenation: lao‧ghan

Noun

laoghan m (genitive singular laoghain, plural laoghain)

  1. diminutive of laogh (“calf”)

Declension

Declension of laoghan (type I masculine noun)
indefinite
singular plural
nominative laoghan laoghain
genitive laoghain laoghan
dative laoghan laoghain; laoghanaibh✝
definite
singular plural
nominative (an) laoghan (na) laoghain
genitive (an) laoghain (nan) laoghan
dative (an) laoghan (na) laoghain; laoghanaibh✝
vocative laoghain laoghana

✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

References

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