"brèideach" meaning in Scottish Gaelic

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Noun

Forms: brèidich [genitive, singular], brèidich [plural]
Etymology: From brèid (“patch, kerchief, woman's headdress”) + -each (noun suffix). Stems from the tradition of Highland women wearing a white linen kerchief after their wedding night; maidens wore the stiom, a headband, but were otherwise bareheaded until marriage. Etymology templates: {{af|gd|brèid|-ach|alt2=-each|pos=noun|pos2=noun suffix|t1=patch, kerchief, woman's headdress}} brèid (“patch, kerchief, woman's headdress”) + -each (noun suffix), {{m|gd|stiom}} stiom Head templates: {{head|gd|noun|||||||genitive singular|brèidich|||||||plural|brèidich||||||{{{pl4}}}|cat2=|f1accel-form=dat|s|f2accel-form=dat|s|f3accel-form=dat|s|f4accel-form=gen|s|f5accel-form=gen|s|f6accel-form=gen|s|f7accel-form=p|f8accel-form=p|f9accel-form=p|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=}} brèideach f (genitive singular brèidich, plural brèidich), {{gd-noun|g=f|gen=brèidich|pl=brèidich}} brèideach f (genitive singular brèidich, plural brèidich)
  1. (obsolete) matron, married woman, wife Tags: feminine, obsolete Categories (topical): Family, Female, Marriage
    Sense id: en-brèideach-gd-noun-tu4bhjii Categories (other): Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header, Scottish Gaelic nouns suffixed with -ach

Download JSON data for brèideach meaning in Scottish Gaelic (2.7kB)

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