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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin turris (“tower”) by way of either Cumbric from Proto-Brythonic *turr (whence Welsh twr) or Old English torr.
Pronunciation
Noun
tòrr m (genitive singular tòrra, plural tòrran)
- A heap, mound.
- A hill, mountain.
- Many, much, a lot, loads.
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap