caochladh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish coímchloud.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰɯːxl̪ˠaɣ/[1]

Noun

caochladh m (genitive singular caochlaidh, plural caochlaidhean)

  1. verbal noun of caochail
  2. change
  3. difference, variety
  4. (euphemistic) death

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap