"nìghneag" meaning in Scottish Gaelic

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Noun

Forms: nìghneige [genitive, singular], nìghneig [genitive, singular], nìghneagan [plural]
Etymology: nighean (“daughter”) + -ag Etymology templates: {{suffix|gd|nighean|ag|gloss1=daughter}} nighean (“daughter”) + -ag Head templates: {{head|gd|noun|||||||genitive singular|nìghneige|or|nìghneig|||||plural|nìghneagan||||||{{{pl4}}}|cat2=|f1accel-form=dat|s|f2accel-form=dat|s|f3accel-form=dat|s|f4accel-form=gen|s|f5accel-form=gen|s|f6accel-form=gen|s|f7accel-form=p|f8accel-form=p|f9accel-form=p|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=}} nìghneag f (genitive singular nìghneige or nìghneig, plural nìghneagan), {{gd-noun|g=f|gen=nìghneige|gen2=nìghneig|pl=nìghneagan}} nìghneag f (genitive singular nìghneige or nìghneig, plural nìghneagan)
  1. Diminutive of nighean Tags: diminutive, feminine, form-of Form of: nighean
    Sense id: en-nìghneag-gd-noun-8RxTB5vV
  2. little girl, daughterling Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-nìghneag-gd-noun-TDuxDmVP Categories (other): Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header, Scottish Gaelic terms suffixed with -ag Disambiguation of Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of Scottish Gaelic terms suffixed with -ag: 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: nigheanag, nighneag, nìonag Related terms: macan, balachan (english: little boy)

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