briosgaid
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
Borrowed from English biscuit (by folk etymology made to agree with the Gaelic word brisg (“brittle”)). Compare Irish briosca.
Related terms
- briosgaideach (“abounding in biscuits”, adjective)
- briosgaid-mhara (“sea biscuit”)
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| briosgaid | bhriosgaid |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language (John Grant, Edinburgh, 1925, Complied by Malcolm MacLennan)
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