tiùrr

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Norse eyrr (“riverbank”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tʰʲuːrˠ/

Noun

tiùrr m (genitive singular tiùrr, plural tiùrran)

  1. The high-water mark.
  2. The portion of a beach above the high-water mark.
  3. Flotsam and jetsam.
  4. A heap or pile.

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