drùis

See also: drúis

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish drúis, from Old Irish drús (“hot-blooded or amorous disposition”), from drúth (“wanton, unchaste”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t̪ɾuːʃ/

Noun

drùis f (genitive singular drùise, no plural)

lechery, licentiousness, lust
ooze, perspiration

Derived terms

drùiseach (“licentious, lustful”)
drùisealachd (“lecherousness, whoring, lewdness”)
drùiseantachd (“pornography”)
drùisear (“whoremonger, fornicator, lecher”)
drùisearachd (“lecherousness, whoremongering”)
drùiseil (“horny, lascivious, libidinous, lusty, randy, venereal, wanton”)
drùisire (“lecher”)

Related terms

baoiseach (“lewd, lustful”)
baoiseachd (“lewdness, lust”)
draosda (“lewd, smutty, obscene, prurient”)
draosdachd (“lewdness, smut, obscenity”)

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