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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
Borrowed from English haggis. The initial t- arose from the borrowed initial /h/ being reinterpreted as lenited t-, which also results in the same sound.
Pronunciation
Noun
taigeis f (genitive singular taigeise, plural taigeisean)
- haggis
- Synonym: (rare) marag
Derived terms
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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| taigeis |
thaigeis
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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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Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “taigeis”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN