mathan-nighe

Scottish Gaelic

Tha am mathan-nighe seo a' sreapadh ann an craobh.

Etymology

Likely a calque of German Waschbär.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.han.nʲi.ə/

Noun

mathan-nighe m (genitive singular mathain-nighe, plural mathain-nighe)

1. raccoon

   Cha mhòr nach toirinn mo mhionnan gur mathan-nighe a tha ann. ― I would almost swear that it's a raccoon.

Mutation

Mutation of mathan-nighe

radical	lenition
mathan-nighe	mhathan-nighe

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