earbsa

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

  • (Skye) IPA(key): /ˈɛɾɛps̪ə/[1]

Noun

earbsa f

  1. reliance, confidence, trust
    Cha chuireadh i earbsa asta.She wouldn't trust them.

References

  1. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941), “The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire”, in A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, volume II, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap