bàsaich

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

bàs +‎ -ich

Verb

bàsaich (past bhàsaich, future bàsaichidh, verbal noun bàsachadh, past participle bàsaichte)

1. die (in general)
   1. (Lewis, Eriskay, Barra) die (of people)

Usage notes

• In some dialects not used for the death (especially a natural death) of a human, only for the death of an animal. In these dialects euphemistic terms like siubhail and caochail are used.

Synonyms

• caochail
• siubhail
• eug