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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
gàd m (genitive singular gàda, plural gàdaichean)
- iron bar
- bar (large, thick piece of something)
- lever
- stalk
- inherent propensity (in a bad sense)
Derived terms
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “gàd”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN