drùiseach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish drúisech (“lustful, unchaste”). By surface analysis, drùis (“licentiousness, lust”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt̪ɾuːʃax/

Adjective

drùiseach (genitive singular masculine drùisich)

  1. licentious, lustful
    Synonyms: baoiseach, draosda, drùiseil

Noun

drùiseach m (genitive singular drùisich, plural drùisich)

  1. lecher
    Synonyms: drùisear, drùisire

Mutation

Mutation of drùiseach
radical lenition
drùiseach dhrùiseach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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