seilcheag

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From seilche +‎ -ag.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃeləçak/

Noun

seilcheag f (genitive singular seilcheig, plural seilcheagan)

  1. snail
  2. slug
  3. (derogatory) inactive person

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
seilcheagsheilcheag
after "an", t-seilcheag
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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