taigh-siùrsachd

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Compound of taigh (“house”) +‎ siùrsachd (“prostitution”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪ʰɤj ʃuːrˠs̪əxk/

Noun

taigh-siùrsachd m (genitive singular taighe-shiùrsachd, plural taighean-siùrsachd)

1. brothel

   Gabh mo leisgeul, càite a bheil an taigh-siùrsachd as fhaisge? ― Excuse me, where is the nearest brothel?

Synonyms

• taigh-strìopachais m

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
taigh-siùrsachd	thaigh-siùrsachd
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.