mìlsean
See also: milseán
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish millsén (“sweetmeat, delicacy”) (compare modern Irish milseán). By surface analysis, milis (“sweet”) + -an (diminutive suffix).
Noun
mìlsean m (genitive singular mìlsein, plural mìlseanan)
- dessert, pudding, confection, sweet (course)
See also
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| mìlsean | mhìlsean |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “mìlsean”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “millsén”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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