drochaid

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish drochet.

Noun

drochaid f (genitive singular drochaide, plural drochaidean)

  1. bridge

Derived terms

  • balla drochaide (“parapet of a bridge”)
  • bogha drochaide (“an arch”)
  • drochaid-fhiodh (“wooden bridge”)
  • drochaid-thogalach (“drawbridge”)

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911), “drochaid”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language (John Grant, Edinburgh, 1925, Complied by Malcolm MacLennan)
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