taigh-strìopachais

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Compound of taigh (“house”) +‎ strìopachas (“prostitution”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪ʰɤj st̪ɾiːpʰəxɪs/

Noun

taigh-strìopachais m (genitive singular taighe-strìopachais, plural taighean-strìopachais)

1. brothel

   Gabh mo leisgeul, càite a bheil an taigh-strìopachais as fhaisge? ― Excuse me, where is the nearest brothel?

Synonyms

• taigh-siùrsachd m

Mutation

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