spàin
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
spàin f (genitive singular spàine, plural spàinean)
- spoon
- 1894, Gaelic Society of Glasgow, Papers, page 292:
- Leighiseadh biadh á spàin adhairc bò bheò iomadh tinneas—'S e sin spàin a bha air a dèanamh de adhairc a chaill mart a bha fathast beò. 'N uair a rachadh am mart a mharbhadh, chailleadh an spàin a feartan leighis.
- A live cow's horn spoon cured many ailments—It was a spoon made from the horns of a lost cow that was still alive. When the cow was killed, the spoon lost its healing properties.
Derived terms
- spàin-bhùird (“tablespoon”)
- spàin-fhiodha (“wooden spoon”)
- spàin-teatha (“teaspoon”)
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