càraid

See also: caraid

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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Noun

càraid f (genitive singular càraide, plural càraidean)

  1. couple, pair, brace
    Synonym: (only about people) dithis
    na càraidibh ― two by two
    càraid each ― a pair of horses
  2. twins
    càraid na maoislich ― does that are twins
  3. married couple
  4. defence

Derived terms

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