losgann

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish loiscend (“toad, frog”) (compare Irish loscann (“frog; tadpole”)).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠɔs̪kən̪ˠ/

Noun

losgann m (genitive singular losgainn, plural losgannan)

  1. toad
  2. frog
  3. wretch, contumelious appellation
  4. (rare) childhood
  5. frog- or toadspawn
  6. jellyfish

Derived terms
  • cuigeal nan losgann f (“great reed-mace”)
  • fo-losgann f (“tadpole”)
  • losgann buidhe m (“frog”)
  • losgann dubh m (“toad”)
  • òg-losgann m (“tadpole, young frog, little frog”)

References
  • Edward Dwelly (1911), “losgann”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “loscann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.