òinseach

See also: óinseach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish óinsech (“foolish or giddy woman”).

Pronunciation

  • (Uist) IPA(key): /ˈɔ̃ːʃəx/[1]

Noun

òinseach f (genitive singular òinsiche, plural òinsichean)

  1. (derogatory) stupid woman

See also

References

  1. ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
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