eireag

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish eréne (chick, pullet) +‎ -ag, from a derivative of Proto-Celtic *yarā (whence Welsh iâr (hen) and Cornish/Breton yar), perhaps originally *ɸiɸeros if related to Latin pīpiō (to cheep) and Sanskrit पिप्पका (pippakā, a species of bird)[1] Cognate with Irish eireog.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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eireag f (genitive singular eireige, plural eireagan)

  1. A chick
  2. A pullet

Mutation

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Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
eireag n-eireag h-eireag t-eireag
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*yaro-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 434