amhran

See also: amhrán

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish amrán (“singing, song”) (compare Irish amhrán, Manx arrane), a diminutive of Old Irish amar (“singing, song; wailing, moaning”).

Pronunciation

Noun

amhran m (genitive singular amhrain, plural amhrain)

  1. (Lewis, Sutherland, Ross-shire) song

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Donald A. Morrison (2020) Modularity and stratification in phonology: Evidence from Scottish Gaelic (Thesis)‎[1], Manchester: University of Manchester
  2. ^ Roy Wentworth (2003) Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN
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