Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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Likely related to Scots breeks, from either (or both) earlier Celtic origin or Old English brēċ (underpants).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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briogais f (genitive singular briogaise, plural briogaisean)

  1. trousers

Usage notes

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  • In the meaning "one pair of trousers" the word is in the singular.

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
briogais bhriogais
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  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