lanntair
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From English lantern,[1] from Middle English lanterne, from Old French lanterne, from Latin lanterna (“lantern”), from Ancient Greek λαμπτήρ (lamptḗr, “torch”). Compare Irish laindéar.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]lanntair m (plural lanndairean)
- lantern (case of transparent material made to protect a flame, or light)
References
[edit]- ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “lanntair”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN
- ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
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