mèinneadair

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From mèinn (“mine”, verb) +‎ -adair (agent suffix).

Noun

mèinneadair m (genitive singular mèinneadair, plural mèineadairean)

  1. miner

Derived terms
  • mèinneadair-dhuilleag m (“leaf miner”) (insect)

References
  • Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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