òinseach

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish óinsech (“foolish or giddy woman”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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òinseach f (genitive singular òinsiche, plural òinsichean)

  1. (derogatory) stupid woman

See also

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References

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  1. ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
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