còmhnard

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish comard, from Old Irish comard, with irregularly appearing -n-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃ːnərˠd/

Adjective

còmhnard

  1. level, plain, even, equal, smooth, flat
    rathad còmhnard ― a level road
    siùil còmhnard ― equal sails

Antonyms

Noun

còmhnard m (genitive singular còmhnaird, plural còmhnardan)

  1. plain
  2. level ground, field

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
còmhnardchòmhnard
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “còmhnard”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC
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