taigh-siùrsachd

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Compound of taigh (“house”) +‎ siùrsachd (“prostitution”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪ʰɤj ʃuːrˠs̪əxk/

Noun

taigh-siùrsachd m (genitive singular taighe-shiùrsachd, plural taighean-siùrsachd)

1. brothel

   Gabh mo leisgeul, càite a bheil an taigh-siùrsachd as fhaisge? ― Excuse me, where is the nearest brothel?

Synonyms

• taigh-strìopachais m

Mutation

Mutation of taigh-siùrsachd

radical	lenition
taigh-siùrsachd	thaigh-siùrsachd

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.