tàillear

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish táilliúr (compare Irish táilliúir, Manx thalhear), borrowed from Anglo-Norman taillour (compare English tailor), from taillier (“to cut; to shape”), from Late Latin taliō.

Noun

tàillear m (genitive singular tàilleir, plural tàillearan)

  1. tailor

References
  • “táilliúr” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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