caractar

See also: cáractar

Old Irish

Noun

caractar n

  1. alternative spelling of carachtar (“character”)

Mutation

Mutation of caractar
radical lenition nasalization
caractar charactar caractar
pronounced with /ɡ-/

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From English character, from Latin character, from Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr, “type, nature, character”), from χαράσσω (kharássō, “I engrave”). Compare Irish carachtar, which is inherited from Old Irish carachtar, from the Latin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰaɾəkt̪əɾ/

Noun

caractar m (genitive singular caractair, plural caractaran)

  1. character (in a story)

Mutation

Mutation of caractar
radical lenition
caractar charactar

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

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