saighdearach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish saigteóir (“archer, soldier”) (compare Irish saighdiúir, saighdeoir), from saiget (“arrow”) (modern Scottish Gaelic saighead), from Latin sagitta (“arrow”). By surface analysis, saighdear +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɤitʲərəx/

Adjective

saighdearach (comparative saighdearaiche)

  1. soldier-like, related or pertaining to soldiers
  2. abounding in soldiers

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