briogais
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
Likely related to Scots breeks, from either (or both) earlier Celtic origin or Old English brēċ (“underpants”).
Pronunciation
- (Lewis) IPA(key): /ˈpʰðɯkɪʃ/ (as if spelled priogais)
- (Uist, Wester Ross) IPA(key): /ˈb̥ɾʲikɪʃ/[3][4]
Noun
briogais f (genitive singular briogaise, plural briogaisean)
- trousers (in general)
- Synonym: triubhsair
- (Wester Ross) baggy knickers
- (Islay, Gigha, Kintyre) breeches (type of trousers)
Usage notes
- In the meaning "one pair of trousers" the word is in the singular.
Derived terms
- bann na briogais (“waistband”)
- briogais-biob (“overalls, bib trousers”)
- dul-briogais (“belt loop”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| briogais | bhriogais |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1940) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ^ 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
- ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
- ^ Roy Wentworth (2003) Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN