seilcheag

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From seilche +‎ -ag.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃeləçak/

Noun

seilcheag f (genitive singular seilcheig, plural seilcheagan)

1. snail
2. slug
3. (derogatory) inactive person

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
seilcheag	sheilcheag after "an", t-seilcheag
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “seilcheag”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN