It's interesting that the singular sgian has broad n but the plural sginean has slender n, meaning (as it seems to me) what a linguist would call a y-offglide to the n in sginean.
On many Gaelic nouns an 'i' is inserted between the vowel and the final consonant to create the plural, making the final consonant slender (marbh v mairbh) and it's interesting that sgian follows this pattern.
Last edited by OC Richard; 28th October 14 at 04:49 AM.
Proud Mountaineer from the Highlands of West Virginia; son of the Revolution and Civil War; first Europeans on the Guyandotte
Originally Posted by marypenny
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