gruaidh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish gruad n (“cheek; brow, edge of a ridge or furrow”) (compare modern Irish grua), from Proto-Celtic *groudos (“chin, cheek”) (compare Welsh grudd (“cheek; slope”)).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɾuəj/

Noun

gruaidh f (genitive singular gruaidhe, plural gruaidhean)

  1. cheek
  2. countenance
  3. brow
  4. edge of a furrow
  5. profile
  6. temple of the head
  7. liver

Synonyms

Further reading
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “gruaidh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “gruad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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