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deilgneach.

prickly, thorny

10 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈdʲalˠəɡnˠa(x)/Ulster/ˈdʲal̪ˠəɡn̪ˠa(x)/Ulster
  1. prickly, thorny

Where this word comes from

From Old Irish delgnach (“thorny, prickly, spiky, bristly”); deilgne (“thorns, prickles”) + -ach.

noun/ˈdʲalˠəɡnˠa(x)/Ulster/ˈdʲal̪ˠəɡn̪ˠa(x)/Ulster
  1. chicken pox

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish deilgnech (“non-contagious disease of horses”).

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