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laoghan

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From laogh (calf) +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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laoghan m (genitive singular laoghain, plural laoghain)

  1. diminutive of laogh (calf)

Declension

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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

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