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truinnsear

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Scottish Gaelic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English trencher.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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truinnsear m (genitive singular truinnseir, plural truinnsearan)

  1. trencher; plate; salver
    truinnsear staoin ― a shallow tin plate — Dàin Iain Ghobha

References

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  1. ^ 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

Further reading

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  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “truinnsear”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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