gàd

See also: gad, Gad, and GAD

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡaːd/

Noun

gàd m (genitive singular gàda, plural gàdaichean)

iron bar
bar (large, thick piece of something)
lever
stalk
inherent propensity (in a bad sense)

Derived terms

gàd teòclaid (“chocolate bar, bar of chocolate”)

References

Edward Dwelly (1911) “gàd”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN

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