saighdear

See also: Saighdear

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish saigteóir (“archer, soldier”) (compare Irish saighdiúir, saighdeoir), from saiget (“arrow”) (modern Scottish Gaelic saighead), from Latin sagitta (“arrow”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɤitʲəɾ/

Noun

saighdear m (genitive singular saighdeir, plural saighdearan)

  1. soldier
  2. archer
    Synonym: boghadair

Derived terms

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalLenition
saighdearshaighdear
after "an", t-saighdear
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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