pìos

See also: pios, PIOs, and píos

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English pece, from Old French piece, from Late Latin pettia, from Gaulish *pettyā, from Proto-Celtic *kʷezdis (“piece, portion”). Doublet of cuid.

Noun

pìos m (genitive singular pìosa, plural pìosan)

  1. piece, bit, fragment
  2. sandwich
  3. piece as in composition
  4. attractive person, hunk
    pìos math duf ― what a hunk!
  5. distance (usually short)
    pìos air falbh ― a bit away

Derived terms

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