briosgaid

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Borrowed from English biscuit (by folk etymology made to agree with the Gaelic word brisg (“brittle”)). Compare Irish briosca. The computing sense is a semantic loan from English.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpɾʲiskɪtʲ/

Noun

briosgaid f (genitive singular briosgaide, plural briosgaidean)

  1. biscuit, cookie
  2. (computing, Internet) cookie
  • briosgaideach (“abounding in biscuits”, adjective)
  • briosgaid-mhara (“sea biscuit”)

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
briosgaidbhriosgaid
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • Edward Dwelly (1911), “briosgaid”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC
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