grùthan

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡ̊ɾu(ː).an/

Noun

grùthan m (genitive singular grùthain, plural grùthanan)

  1. liver (body organ)
    Synonym: (Lewis, Sutherland, Ross-shire) adha

Declension

Declension of grùthan (type I masculine noun)
indefinite
singular plural
nominative grùthan grùthanan
genitive grùthain ghrùthanan
dative grùthan grùthanan; grùthanaibh✝
definite
singular plural
nominative (an) grùthan (na) grùthanan
genitive (a') ghrùthain (nan) grùthanan
dative (a') ghrùthan (na) grùthanan; grùthanaibh✝
vocative ghrùthain ghrùthanan

✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Cathair Ó Dochartaigh, editor (1994), Survey of the Gaelic Dialects of Scotland, volume II, Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, pages 12-13
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