madadh-allaidh

See also: madadh allaidh

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• alla-mhadadh, allmhadadh, madadh-all, madadh-ulaith, mada-gallaidh, madadh-ulaidh

Etymology

Compare Irish madra alla, madra allta.

Noun

madadh-allaidh m (genitive singular madaidh-allaidh, plural madaidhean-allaidh)

1. wolf

   Synonyms: faol, madadh-gul, madadh-mór

Mutation

Mutation of madadh-allaidh

radical	lenition
madadh-allaidh	mhadadh-allaidh

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

Further reading

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