pòs

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish pósaid, from Latin spōnsō (betroth), frequentative of spondeō.

Pronunciation

Verb

pòs (past phòs, future pòsaidh, verbal noun pòsadh, past participle pòsta)

  1. (transitive) marry (perform the marriage ceremony); induct
  2. (intransitive) marry (become a married person)

Conjugation

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “pòs”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “pòs”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN