àrachas

See also: árachas

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Compare Old Irish árach (“act of binding, guaranteeing (a contract or other legal obligation or transaction); bond, guarantee”).

Noun

àrachas m (genitive singular àrachais, plural àrachasan)

  1. insurance
  2. mansion, dwelling

Derived terms
  • fear àrachais (“insurer”)
  • bùth àrachais (“insurance office”)
  • fo àrachas (“insured”)

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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