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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
taigh (“house”) + solais (“of light”). Calque of English lighthouse.
Pronunciation
Noun
taigh-solais m (genitive singular taighe-solais, plural taighean-solais)
- lighthouse (building containing a light to warn or guide ships)
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