Scottish Gaelic edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Irish nescóit.[1] Cognate with Irish neascóid and Manx askaid.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

neasgaid f (genitive singular neasgaide, plural neasgaidean)

  1. ulcer, boil, abscess, carbuncle

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 nescóit”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language