caochladh
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish coímchloud.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʰɯːxl̪ˠaɣ/[1]
Noun
caochladh m (genitive singular caochlaidh, plural caochlaidhean)
- verbal noun of caochail
- change
- difference, variety
- (euphemistic) death
Synonyms
- (change): atharrachadh
- (death): bàs, siubhal
Derived terms
References
- ^ 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