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nathair

nathair

Irish

Noun

nathair f (genitive singular nathrach, nominative plural nathracha)

  1. snake

Declension


Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish nathir, from Proto-Celtic *natīr (compare Welsh neidr, Breton naer), from Proto-Indo-European *nh₁trih₂, from *snéh₁- (to spin, twist) (compare snìomh, English adder, Latin natrīx (water snake)). Related to snàth (thread), snàthad (needle).

Noun

nathair f (genitive singular nathrach, plural nathraichean)

  1. A snake, serpent, or adder