gàirdean

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

  • gaoirdean

Etymology

Probably from Scots gardy (“arm”),[1] itself of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

  • (Skye) IPA(key): /ˈɡ̊ɤːrˠtʲɛn/[2] (as if spelled gaoirdean)

Noun

gàirdean m (genitive singular gàirdein, plural gàirdeanan)

  1. arm

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of gàirdean
radical lenition
gàirdean ghàirdean

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

References

  1. ^ “gardy”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 20 November 2025, reproduced from W[illiam] Grant and D[avid] D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.
  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 24
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