guid-sister

Scots

Etymology

guid- +‎ sister

Pronunciation

• (Southern Scots, Northern Isles) IPA^(key): [ˈɡødˌsɪstər], [ˈɡydˌsɪstər]
• (Northern Isles) IPA^(key): [ˈɡjødˌsɪstər]
• (Central Scots, Ulster) IPA^(key): [ˈɡɪdˌsɪstər]
• (Ulster, South Northern Scots) IPA^(key): [ˈɡedˌsɪstər]
• (Doric Scots) IPA^(key): [ˈɡwidˌsɪstər]
• (Ulster, North Northern Scots) IPA^(key): [ˈɡidˌsɪstər]

Noun

guid-sister (plural guid-sisters)

1. sister-in-law

Coordinate terms

• guid-brither (“brother-in-law”)

References

• “guid, adj., adv., n., v.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 23 May 2024, reproduced from W[illiam] Grant and D[avid] D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.