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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
Likely related to Scots breeks, from either (or both) earlier Celtic origin or Old English brēċ (“underpants”).
Pronunciation
Noun
briogais f (genitive singular briogaise, plural briogaisean)
- trousers
Usage notes
- In the meaning "one pair of trousers" the word is in the singular.
Derived terms
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ 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