bùth
Appearance
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From English booth, Old Norse búð.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]bùth m or f (dative singular bùth or bùthaidh, genitive singular bùtha, plural bùthan or bùthannan or bùithean or bùthainnean or bùithnean or bùithtean or bùitean)
Synonyms
[edit]- (shop): seop (Argyll)
Derived terms
[edit]- bùth grosaireachd (“grocery”)
- bùth-gheall (“pawnshop”)
- bùth-leabhraichean (“bookshop”)
- bùth-obrach (“workshop”)
- ionad-bhùthan (“shopping centre”)
References
[edit]- ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap