ball-basgaid

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Calque of English basketball. However, while ball is a native Gaelic word, basgaid is a true loan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌpauɫ̪ ˈpaskɪtʲ/

Noun

ball-basgaid m (genitive singular buill-bhasgaid, plural buill-bhasgaid)

  1. basketball
    Bidh sinn a' cluiche ball-basgaid a h-uile Dihaoine. ― We play basketball every Friday.

Mutation

Mutation of ball-basgaid
radical lenition
ball-basgaid bhall-basgaid

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

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