taigh-òsta motarachd

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Calque of English motor hotel, motel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪əˈɔːs̪t̪ə mɔt̪ʰəɾəxk/

Noun

taigh-òsta motarachd m (genitive singular taighe-òsta motarachd, plural taighean-òsta motarachd)

1. motor hotel, motel

   Loisg an taigh-òsta motarachd seo gu talamh! ― Burn this motel to the ground!

Related terms

• taigh-òsta m (“hotel”)

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
taigh-òsta motarachd	thaigh-òsta motarachd
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.