taigh-siùrsachd

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Compound of taigh (house) +‎ siùrsachd (prostitution)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t̪ʰɤj ʃuːrˠs̪əxk/

Noun

taigh-siùrsachd m (genitive singular taighe-shiùrsachd, plural taighean-siùrsachd)

  1. brothel
    Gabh mo leisgeul, càite a bheil an taigh-siùrsachd as fhaisge?Excuse me, where is the nearest brothel?

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutation of taigh-siùrsachd
radical lenition
taigh-siùrsachd thaigh-siùrsachd

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.