neasgaid

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish nescóit.[1] Cognate with Irish neascóid and Manx askaid.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɲes̪katʲ/

Noun

neasgaid f (genitive singular neasgaide, plural neasgaidean)

  1. ulcer, boil, abscess, carbuncle

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 nescóit”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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