guid-sister

Scots

Etymology

guid- +‎ sister

Pronunciation

(Southern Scots, Northern Isles) IPA^(key): [ˈɡødˌsɪstər], [ˈɡydˌsɪstər]
(Northern Isles) IPA^(key): [ˈɡjødˌsɪstər]
(Central Scots, Ulster) IPA^(key): [ˈɡɪdˌsɪstər]
(Ulster, South Northern Scots) IPA^(key): [ˈɡedˌsɪstər]
(Doric Scots) IPA^(key): [ˈɡwidˌsɪstər]
(Ulster, North Northern Scots) IPA^(key): [ˈɡidˌsɪstər]

Noun

guid-sister (plural guid-sisters)

sister-in-law

Coordinate terms

guid-brither (“brother-in-law”)

References

“guid, adj., adv., n., v.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, retrieved 23 May 2024, reproduced from W[illiam] Grant and D[avid] D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.