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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From muir (“sea”) + tìr (“land”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
muir-thìreach (genitive singular masculine muir-thìrich)
- amphibious
- Synonyms: dà-bheathach, dà-bhitheach
Noun
muir-thìreach m (genitive singular muir-thìrich)
- amphibian
- Synonyms: dà-bheathach, dà-bhitheach
Usage notes
This is the preferred term for 'amphibian' in Scottish Natural Heritage's Gaelic vocabulary.[1]
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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| muir-thìreach |
mhuir-thìreach
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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