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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From English skipper, from Middle English skippere, from Middle Dutch schipper, from Old Dutch *skipāri, from Proto-Germanic *skipārijaz.
Pronunciation
Noun
sgiobair m (genitive singular sgiobair, plural sgiobairean)
- skipper (captain)
Synonyms
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