damhán alla
Irish (Donegal)
noun
Definitions
- spider
Etymology
Inherited from Old Irish damán allaid (the fierce little stag).
Origin
Old Irish
damán allaid
Gloss
the fierce little stag
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- allaid Old Irish
- damán Old Irish
- damán allaid Old Irish
- damhan-allaidh Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- doo-oallee Manx