cuilean

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish cuilén (pup, cub), from Proto-Celtic *kolignos (whelp). Cognate with Irish coileán and Manx quallian.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cuilean m (genitive singular cuilein, plural cuileanan)

  1. puppy

References

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  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap