urras
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Compare Irish urrús.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /urˠəs̪/
Noun
urras m (genitive singular urrais, plural urrasan)
- guarantee, bond, surety, security
- Synonym: barrantachd
- (law) bail
- insurance, assurance
- (business, finance) trust
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| urras | n-urras | h-urras | t-urras |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “urras”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN