beàrnan-Brìde

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Scottish Gaelic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From beàrn (notch) +‎ -an +‎ Brìde (Saint Brigid), referring to the flower first blooming around the holiday of Là Fhéill Brìde (Saint Brigid's Day), celebrated on February 1st.

Alternatively, from brìgh (sap, juice).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pjaːrˠn̪ˠən pɾʲiːt̪ʲə/

Noun

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beàrnan-Brìde m (genitive singular beàrnain-Bhrìde, plural beàrnain-Bhrìde)

  1. dandelion

Synonyms

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blàth-buidhe, caisearbhan nam muc, fiacaill-leòmhainn

References

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beàrnan-Brìde” in Am Faclair Beag - Scottish Gaelic Dictionary.

Cameron, J. (1883). Taraxacum dens-leonis, in Gaelic names of plants (Scottish and Irish). United Kingdom: (n.p.), p. 37