eachtradh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish echtrad, from echtra (“tale, narrative, history”), from Old Irish echtar (“without, outside”), from Proto-Celtic *exteros. Doublet of eachdraidh. Cognate with Irish eachtra (“adventure”). Compare Welsh eithr (“except, beyond”), Latin exter (“outer”).

Noun

eachtradh m (genitive singular eachtraidh, plural eachtraidhean)

  1. adventure

Synonyms

  • driod-fhortan

Further reading

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