bogsa
Scottish Gaelic edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English box (“container, box, cup”), from Old English box (“box-tree; box, case”), from Proto-West Germanic *buhsā (“box tree; box”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bogsa m (genitive singular bogsa, plural bogsaichean)
- box
- Synonym: ciste
- (informal) television
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- bocsa guir (“nest box”)
- bocsa-fòn (“phone box”)
- bogsa a' chiad-fhuasglaidh (“first-aid box”)
- bogsa piàna (“piano accordion”)
- bogsa-litrichean (“letter box”)
- bogsa-phutan (“button accordion”)
- cliath-bhogsa (“crate”)
Mutation edit
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| bogsa | bhogsa |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |