bleoghann

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish blegon, from Old Irish mlegon, verbal noun of mligid.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈb̥lɔ.ən/[1][2]
  • (Colonsay) IPA(key): /ˈb̥le.un/, [ˈb̥leʔʊn̥][3] (as if spelled bleaghan)
  • (Islay) IPA(key): /ˈb̥lo.un/[4], [ˈb̥loʔun]

Noun

bleoghann f (genitive singular bleoghainn)

  1. milking

Derived terms

  • òran-bleoghainn (“milking song”)

Mutation

Mutation of bleoghann
radical lenition
bleoghann bhleoghann

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1940), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, pages 111, 221
  2. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. II: The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 30
  3. ^ Scouller, Alastair (2017), The Gaelic Dialect of Colonsay (PhD thesis), Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh, page 258
  4. ^ Holmer, Nils M. (1938), Studies on Argyllshire Gaelic, Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksells boktryckeri-A.-B., page 129
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