pàirc

See also: páirc

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Borrowed from English park.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰaːɾʲçkʲ/

Noun

pàirc f (genitive singular pàirce, plural pàircean)

1. park, enclosure
2. (sports) pitch
3. (agriculture) paddock
4. (agriculture) enclosed field

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “pàirc”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC