briogais
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Scots breeks, from Old English brēċ (“underpants”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
briogais f (genitive singular briogaise, plural briogaisean)
Usage notes edit
- In the meaning "one pair of trousers" the word is in the singular.
Derived terms edit
- bann na briogais (“waistband”)
- briogais-biob (“overalls, bib trousers”)
- dul-briogais (“belt loop”)
Mutation edit
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
briogais | bhriogais |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |