cearclach

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

  • cearcallach

Etymology

From cearcall (“circle”) +‎ -ach. Compare Irish ciorclach.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʰʲɛrxkl̪ˠəx/

Adjective

cearclach (genitive singular masculine cearclaich, comparative cearclaiche)

  1. circular
  2. cyclical

Mutation

Mutation of cearclach
radical lenition
cearclach chearclach

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