Scottish Gaelic edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

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 edit

References edit

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “pòs”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “pòs”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[2], Stirling, →ISBN