aileag

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

From Old Irish faileóc, faileog (“the hiccup”), diminutive of fail (“hiccup; sobbing, weeping”).

Noun

an aileag f (genitive singular na h-aileige, plural na h-aileagan)

  1. hiccup, the hiccups
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

See ainleag

Noun

aileag f (genitive singular aileige, plural aileagan)

  1. alternative form of ainleag (“swallow; martin; stormy petrel”)

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