bùth

See also: Buth, buth, and búð

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From English booth, Old Norse búð.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /puː/
(Lewis) IPA^(key): [pʉː], [pʉːᵊ]^[1]

Noun

bùth m or f (dative singular bùth or bùthaidh, genitive singular bùtha, plural bùthan or bùthannan or bùithean or bùthainnean or bùithnean or bùithtean or bùitean)

shop
booth

Synonyms

(shop): seop (Argyll)

Derived terms

bùth grosaireachd (“grocery”)
bùth-gheall (“pawnshop”)
bùth-leabhraichean (“bookshop”)
bùth-obrach (“workshop”)
ionad-bhùthan (“shopping centre”)

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