dealgan

== English == === Etymology === From Scottish Gaelic dealgan (“spindle”). === Noun === dealgan (plural dealgans) (Scotland) A kind of spindle, around which the cord is rolled as it is made, afterwards being slipped off the end by removing the whorl. ==== References ==== 1881, Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland (page 151) == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology 1 === From dealg +‎ -an. Compare Irish dealgán (“knitting needle”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈtʲal̪ˠakan/ ==== Noun ==== dealgan m (genitive singular dealgain, plural dealgain) (small) spindle, pin or skewer ===== Descendants ===== → English: dealgan === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈtʲal̪ˠakən/ ==== Noun ==== dealgan plural of dealg === Mutation ===