cliop

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From English clip.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʰləp/[1], /kʰlɤp/[2]

Noun

cliop m

  1. haircut, clip
    a bheil thusa feumach air cliop? ― do you need a haircut?
    an d' fhuair thu cliop? ― did you get a haircut?

Verb

cliop (past chliop, future cliopaidh, verbal noun cliopadh)

  1. cut hair, clip

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, page 85
  2. ^ Holmer, Nils M. (1938), Studies on Argyllshire Gaelic, Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksells boktryckeri-A.-B., page 141
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