goistidh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish goistibe, goiste (“godparent, sponsor; gossip”), borrowed from Old English godsibb (“godparent”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡɔʃdʲɪ/

Noun

goistidh m (genitive singular goistidh, plural goistidhean)

  1. (Christianity) godfather, sponsor
  2. bosom friend
  3. gossip

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • bana-ghoistidh (“godmother, female sponsor; female bosom friend; gossip”)

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
  • “goistibe” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “2 goiste” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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