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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old French espice, from Latin speciēs (“kind, sort”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s̪piəs̪/, /s̪piːs̪/
Noun
spìos m (genitive singular spìosa, plural spìosan)
- spice
Derived terms
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “spìos”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN