màthair-bhaiste

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Scottish Gaelic

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Noun

màthair-bhaiste f (genitive singular màthar-baiste, plural màithreachan-baiste)

  1. (Christianity) godmother

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References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “màthair-bhaiste”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN