eug

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

From Old Irish éc (compare Irish éag), from Proto-Celtic *ankus (compare Middle Welsh angheu), from Proto-Indo-European *neḱ- (compare Ancient Greek νέκυς (nékus), Latin nex).

Verb

eug (past dh'eug, future eugaidh, verbal noun eug or eugadh, past participle eugte)

  1. (formal) die, expire
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Old Irish écaid (“dies”, verb); compare above.

Noun

eug m (genitive singular èig)

  1. verbal noun of eug
  2. (formal) death, demise

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
  • “éc” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “écaid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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