taigh-strìopachais

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t̪ʰɤj st̪ɾiːpʰəxɪs/

Noun

taigh-strìopachais m (genitive singular taighe-strìopachais, plural taighean-strìopachais)

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

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutation of taigh-strìopachais
radical lenition
taigh-strìopachais thaigh-strìopachais

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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