seabhag

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish sebac, adapted to the suffix -ag.

Pronunciation

Noun

seabhag f (genitive singular seabhaig, plural seabhagan)

  1. hawk, falcon
    Is duilich seabhag a dhèanamh dhen chlamhan.
    The carrion kite will make a bad hawk.

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of seabhag
radical lenition
seabhag sheabhag
after "an", t-seabhag

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