laoghan

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From laogh (“calf”) +‎ -an.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠɯːɣan/
  • Hyphenation: lao‧ghan

Noun

laoghan m (genitive singular laoghain, plural laoghain)

  1. Diminutive of laogh (“calf”)

Declension
Declension of laoghan (type I masculine noun)
Indefinite
Singular Plural
Nominative laoghan laoghain
Genitive laoghain laoghan
Dative laoghan laoghain; laoghanaibh*
Definite
Singular Plural
Nominative (an) laoghan (na) laoghain
Genitive (an) laoghain (nan) laoghan
Dative (an) laoghan (na) laoghain; laoghanaibh*
Vocative (a) lhaoghain (a) laoghana

*obsolete form, was used until the 19th century

References
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “laoghan”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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