gàd
See also: gad, Gad, and GAD
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡaːd/
Noun
gàd m (genitive singular gàda, plural gàdaichean)
- iron bar
- bar (large, thick piece of something)
- lever
- stalk
- inherent propensity (in a bad sense)
Derived terms
- gàd teòclaid (“chocolate bar, bar of chocolate”)
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “gàd”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN