càraid

See also: caraid

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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Noun

càraid f (genitive singular càraide, plural càraidean)

1. couple, pair, brace

   Synonym: (only about people) dithis

   na càraidibh ― two by two

   càraid each ― a pair of horses

2. twins

   càraid na maoislich ― does that are twins

3. married couple
4. defence

Derived terms

• òran-càraid

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
càraid	chàraid
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.