bruidhinn

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpɾi.ɪɲ/

Verb

bruidhinn (past bhruidhinn, future bruidhinnidh, verbal noun bruidhinn, past participle bruidhinnte)

  1. speak, say, talk
    Cò tha a' bruidhinn? ― Who's speaking?

Usage notes
  • Used with the preposition ri:
    Bha mi a' bruidhinn ri d' athair an-dè. ― I was speaking to your father yesterday.

Noun

bruidhinn f (genitive singular bruidhne, no plural)

  1. verbal noun of bruidhinn
  2. conversation, talk

References
  • Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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