nàbaidh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse nábúi.

Pronunciation

Noun

nàbaidh m (genitive singular nàbaidh, plural nàbaidhean)

  1. (northern dialects) neighbour
    Synonym: coimhearsnach

References

  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 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, page 13
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