strìopach
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old French strupe (“concubinage”), from Latin stuprum (“dishonour, violation”). Cognate with Irish striapach.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /st̪ɾiːpʰəx/
Noun
strìopach f (genitive singular strìopaich, plural strìopachan)
- prostitute
- (vulgar, derogatory) whore, harlot
Derived terms
- strìopachas (“prostitution”)
- taigh-strìopachais (“brothel, whorehouse”)
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| strìopach | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
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