beàrnan-Brìde

Scottish Gaelic edit

Alternative forms edit

bior nam Brìde

Etymology edit

From beàrn (“notch”) +‎ -an +‎ Brìde (“Saint Brigid”), referring to the flower first blooming around the holiday of Là Fhéill Brìde (“Saint Brigid's Day”), celebrated on February 1st.

Alternatively, from brìgh (“sap, juice”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /pjaːrˠn̪ˠən pɾʲiːt̪ʲə/

Noun edit

beàrnan-Brìde m (genitive singular beàrnain-Bhrìde, plural beàrnain-Bhrìde)

dandelion

Synonyms edit

blàth-buidhe, caisearbhan nam muc, fiacaill-leòmhainn

References edit

“beàrnan-Brìde” in Am Faclair Beag - Scottish Gaelic Dictionary.

Cameron, J. (1883). Taraxacum dens-leonis, in Gaelic names of plants (Scottish and Irish). United Kingdom: (n.p.), p. 37