mèinneadair

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From mèinn (“mine”, verb) +‎ -adair (agent suffix).

Noun

mèinneadair m (genitive singular mèinneadair, plural mèineadairean)

  1. miner

Derived terms
  • mèinneadair-dhuilleag m (“leaf miner”) (insect)

References
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “mèinneadair”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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