co-aois

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

co- +‎ aois

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ.ɯːʃ/, /kɯːʃ/

Noun

co-aois m (genitive singular co-aois, plural co-aoisean)

1. contemporary, peer (person roughly the same age as another)

   Tha sinn nar co-aoisean. - We are contemporaries.

   Bha e na cho-aois rithe. - He was her contemporary.

Related terms

• co-aoiseach