pòs

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish pósaid, from Latin spōnsō (betroth), frequentative of spondeō.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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pòs (past phòs, future pòsaidh, verbal noun pòsadh, past participle pòsta)

  1. (transitive) marry (perform the marriage ceremony); induct
  2. (intransitive) marry (become a married person)

Conjugation

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References

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  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “pòs”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “pòs”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[2], Stirling, →ISBN