pàirc

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Borrowed from English park.

Pronunciation

Noun

pàirc f (genitive singular pàirce, plural pàircean)

  1. park, enclosure
  2. (sports) pitch
  3. (agriculture) paddock
  4. (agriculture) enclosed field

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

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “pàirc”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC