uinnean

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish uinneman, uinniún.

Noun

uinnean m (genitive singular uinnein, plural uinneanan)

  1. onion
  2. (Lochbroom, anatomy) ball of the ankle
  3. (West of Ross) anvil
  4. bunion on the foot

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
  • “uinneman” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “uinniún” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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