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uamhaire

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Scottish Gaelic

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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uamhaire m (genitive singular uamhaire, plural uamhairean) (Lewis)

  1. alternative form of fuamhaire (“giant”)
  2. troglodyte, cave dweller

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, page 97

Further reading

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  • Cathair Ó Dochartaigh, editor (1994), Survey of the Gaelic Dialects of Scotland, volume III, Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, pages 334-335
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