màileid

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Derivative of màla (see there for more). Compare Irish máiléid. Ultimately from the same source as English mail.

Noun

màileid f (genitive màileide, plural màileidean)

  1. bag, knapsack, satchel
  2. wallet, scrip
  3. suitcase, briefcase

Synonyms

Derived terms

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
màileidmhàileid
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “màileid”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN
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