saighead

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish saiget, from Latin sagitta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˠəid̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /sˠeːd̪ˠ/, (older) /sˠɤːd̪ˠ/

Noun

saighead f (genitive singular saighde, nominative plural saigheada)

1. arrow (projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow)
2. A punctuation mark of the Ogham alphabet, an arrow-shaped marking at the bottom of a line of Ogham indicating the direction—bottom to top—to read.

Declension

Declension of saighead (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative saighead saigheada vocative a shaighead a shaigheada genitive saighde saighead dative saighead saigheada forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an tsaighead na saigheada genitive na saighde na saighead dative leis an tsaighead don tsaighead leis na saigheada

Derived terms

• saigheadmhar
• truaill saighead
• saighdeoir

Mutation

Mutated forms of saighead

radical	lenition	eclipsis
saighead	shaighead after an, tsaighead	not applicable

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish saiget, from Latin sagitta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈs̪ɛ.ət̪/

Noun

saighead f (genitive singular saighde, plural saighdean)

1. (archery) arrow

   Synonym: gath

   Chuir an boghadair saighead. ― The archer fired an arrow.

Derived terms

• bogha-saighde

Related terms

• saighdear

Mutation

Mutation of saighead

radical	lenition
saighead	shaighead after "an", t-saighead

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