dòbhran

See also: dobhrán

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish dobrán m (“otter, beaver”), from dobur (“water”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt̪ɔːɾan/

Noun

dòbhran m (genitive singular dòbhrain, plural dòbhrain)

  1. otter
    Synonyms: biast-dubh, dobhar-chù, (Islay) biast-donn, (Argyll, Arran) madadh-donn, (Sutherland) cù-donn

Mutation

Mutation of dòbhran
radical lenition
dòbhran dhòbhran

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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