sgiobair

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From English skipper, from Middle English skippere, from Middle Dutch schipper, from Old Dutch *skipāri, from Proto-Germanic *skipārijaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskʲipɛɾʲ/
  • (Lewis) IPA(key): [ˈskʲipað][1]

Noun

sgiobair m (genitive singular sgiobair, plural sgiobairean)

  1. skipper (captain)

Synonyms

References

  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
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