Alasdair
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Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish Alaxander, from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “I defend”) ἀνδρός (andrós), genitive of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Alasdair m
- a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexander
Descendants
[edit]Mutation
[edit]Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
Alasdair | n-Alasdair | h-Alasdair | t-Alasdair |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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