Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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neasgaid f (genitive singular neasgaide, plural neasgaidean)

  1. ulcer, boil, abscess, carbuncle

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 nescóit”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language