seilcheag

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From seilche +‎ -ag.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃeləçak/

Noun

seilcheag f (genitive singular seilcheig, plural seilcheagan)

1. snail
2. slug
3. (derogatory) inactive person

Mutation

Mutation of seilcheag

radical	lenition
seilcheag	sheilcheag after "an", t-seilcheag

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

References

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