beàrnan-Brìde

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

bior nam Brìde

Etymology

From beàrn (“notch”) +‎ -an +‎ Brìde (“Saint Brigid”), referring to the flower first blooming around the holiday of Là Fhéill Brìde (“Saint Brigid's Day”), celebrated on February 1st.

Alternatively, from brìgh (“sap, juice”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pjaːrˠn̪ˠən pɾʲiːt̪ʲə/

Noun

beàrnan-Brìde m (genitive singular beàrnain-Bhrìde, plural beàrnain-Bhrìde)

dandelion

Synonyms

blàth-buidhe, caisearbhan nam muc, fiacaill-leòmhainn

References

“beàrnan-Brìde” in Am Faclair Beag - Scottish Gaelic Dictionary.

Cameron, J. (1883). Taraxacum dens-leonis, in Gaelic names of plants (Scottish and Irish). United Kingdom: (n.p.), p. 37