frith-leumnach

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From frith-leum (“(act of) recoiling; recoil”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

frith-leumnach (comparative nas frith-leumnaiche, superlative as frith-leumnaiche)

  1. skipping, bounding

Mutation

Mutation of frith-leumnach
radical lenition
frith-leumnach fhrith-leumnach

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

References

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