mealg

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Possibly derived from sealg, by way of reinterpretation of the first consonant through mutation.

Pronunciation

  • (Skye) IPA(key): /ˈmæl̪ˠak/, [ˈmʲe̯al̪ˠak][1]

Noun

mealg f (dative singular meilg, genitive singular meilge)

  1. milt, soft roe

References

  1. ^ 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

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911), “mealg”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “mealg”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎[1], Stirling, →ISBN
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