teine-sionnachain
Gaelic (Scots)
/tʰʲenə ʃũn̪ˠəxan/
noun
Definitions
- will o' the wisp
- jack o'lantern
Etymology
Compound from Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic teine + Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic sionnachan.
Origin
Gaelic (Scots)
sionnachan
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- teine Old Irish
- sionnachan Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- sionnachan-mara Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- teine Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic