saighdear

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish saigteóir (“archer, soldier”) (compare Irish saighdiúir, saighdeoir), from saiget (“arrow”) (modern Scottish Gaelic saighead), from Latin sagitta (“arrow”).

Pronunciation

Noun

saighdear m (genitive singular saighdeir, plural saighdearan)

  1. soldier
  2. archer
    Synonym: boghadair

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of saighdear
radical lenition
saighdear shaighdear
after "an", t-saighdear

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

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