Irish

Noun

nathair f ‎(genitive singular nathrach, nominative plural nathracha)

1. snake

Declension

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish nathir, from Proto-Celtic *natīr (compare Welsh neidr, Breton naer), from Proto-Indo-European *nh₁trih₂, from *snéh₁- ‎(“to spin, twist”) (compare snìomh, English adder, Latin natrīx ‎(“water snake”)). Related to snàth ‎(“thread”), snàthad ‎(“needle”).

Noun

nathair f ‎(genitive singular nathrach, plural nathraichean)

1. A snake, serpent, or adder