tùdair-stiallach

Scottish Gaelic

Tha an tùdair-stiallach a' coiseachd tron sneachd.

Etymology

From tùdair (“stinker”) +‎ stiallach (“stripey”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰuːtɛrʲ ˈstʲiəl̪ˠəx/

Noun

tùdair-stiallach m (genitive singular tùdair-stiallaich, plural tùdairean-stiallach)

1. skunk (small, omnivorous mammal from North America of the family Mephitidae)
2. striped skunk (mephitis mephitis)

References

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