laoghan

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From laogh (“calf”) +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠɯːɣan/
• Hyphenation: lao‧ghan

Noun

laoghan m (genitive singular laoghain, plural laoghain)

1. diminutive of laogh (“calf”)

Declension

Declension of laoghan (type I masculine noun)

Indefinite
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	laoghan	laoghain
Genitive	laoghain	laoghan
Dative	laoghan	laoghain; laoghanaibh✝
Definite
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	(an) laoghan	(na) laoghain
Genitive	(an) laoghain	(nan) laoghan
Dative	(an) laoghan	(na) laoghain; laoghanaibh✝
Vocative	laoghain	laoghana

^✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “laoghan”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN