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naoidhean

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Irish

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Noun

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naoidhean m (genitive singular naoidhin, nominative plural naoidhin)

  1. Obsolete spelling of naíon.

Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish noíden, genitive of noídiu.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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naoidhean m (genitive singular naoidhein, plural naoidheanan)

  1. baby, infant, suckling

References

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  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  2. ^ Roy Wentworth (2003) Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN
  3. ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
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