mac-an-aba

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See also: mac an aba

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare Irish mac an daba.

Noun

mac-an-aba m (genitive singular mic-an-aba, plural mic-an-aba)

  1. ring finger

See also

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
mac-an-aba mhac-an-aba
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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