sitheann

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish sideng (“deer; venison”),[1] containing the word eng (“wild, untamed”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃi.ən̪ˠ/[2]

Noun

sitheann f (genitive singular sìthne or sithinn, no plural)

  1. venison
    Synonym: fèidhfheòil
    sitheann fèidh ― venison (literally, “deer venison”)
  2. game (hunted animals or birds or their flesh)

Mutation

Mutation of sitheann
radical lenition
sitheann shitheann
after "an", t-sitheann

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “sideng”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966), Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath
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