pìobaire

See also: píobaire

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From pìob (“pipe”) +‎ -aire (compare Irish píobaire).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʰiːpɛɾʲə/

Noun

pìobaire m (genitive singular pìobaire, plural pìobairean)

1. piper

Derived terms

• cuireadh pìobaire (“last-minute invitation”)
• giomach-pìobaire (“crayfish”)
• pìobaire an aon phuirt (“broken record; one trick pony”)
• pìobaire na tobhta (“a haranguing woman”)
• pìobaire-airm (“army piper”)
• pìobaire-cinnidh (“clan piper”)
• pìobaireachd (“piping”)

 

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
pìobaire	phìobaire
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.