coigreach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

coigreach m (genitive singular coigrich, plural coigrich)

  1. stranger
  2. foreigner, alien
  3. incomer

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutation of coigreach
radical lenition
coigreach choigreach

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. (1937), The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  2. ^ Wentworth, Roy (2003), Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN, page 696
  3. ^ Holmer, Nils M. (1938), Studies on Argyllshire Gaelic, Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksells boktryckeri-A.-B., page 143
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