taigh-siùrsachd

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Compound of taigh (“house”) +‎ siùrsachd (“prostitution”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t̪ʰɤj ʃuːrˠs̪əxk/

Noun

taigh-siùrsachd m (genitive singular taighe-shiùrsachd, plural taighean-siùrsachd)

  1. brothel
    Gabh mo leisgeul, càite a bheil an taigh-siùrsachd as fhaisge? ― Excuse me, where is the nearest brothel?

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutation of taigh-siùrsachd
radical lenition
taigh-siùrsachd thaigh-siùrsachd

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

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