manadh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Cognate with Latin moneō (“warn, advise”) and Old English manian (“urge, admonish, exhort”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /manəɣ/

Noun

manadh m (genitive manaidh, plural manaidhean)

1. omen, sign (esp. as a form of light)

   manadh air bàs ― an omen of death

2. apparition
3. (Colonsay, Islay, Jura) ghost

Mutation

Mutation of manadh

radical	lenition
manadh	mhanadh

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

References

• MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “manadh”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎^[1], Stirling, →ISBN
• Seumas Grannd (2000) The Gaelic of Islay: A Comparative Study‎^[2], Aberdeen: University of Aberdeen, →ISBN