See also: mónadh

Irish

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Etymology

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Noun

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monadh m (genitive singular monadh)

  1. coinage, coin
    Synonym: mona

Mutation

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Mutated forms of monadh
radical lenition eclipsis
monadh mhonadh not applicable

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

Further reading

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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Probably borrowed from Pictish [Term?], itself from Proto-Brythonic *mönɨð (compare Welsh mynydd, Cornish menydh, Breton menez), from Proto-Celtic *moniyos, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (to tower, stand out) (compare Latin mōns).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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monadh m (genitive singular monaidh, plural monaidhean)

  1. moor, heath
    Synonyms: mòinteach, sliabh
  2. (Argyll, Argyll and Bute) mountain, hill
    Synonyms: beinn, cnoc, sliabh
  3. Any hill-pasture as distinguished from meadow and arable land.

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutation of monadh
radical lenition
monadh mhonadh

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

Further reading

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