bàsaich

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

bàs +‎ -ich

Verb

bàsaich (past bhàsaich, future bàsaichidh, verbal noun bàsachadh, past participle bàsaichte)

  1. die (in general)
    1. (Lewis, Eriskay, Barra) die (of people)

Usage notes

  • In some dialects not used for the death (especially a natural death) of a human, only for the death of an animal. In these dialects euphemistic terms like siubhail and caochail are used.

Synonyms

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