cos-uisge

Scottish Gaelic

cos-uisge (Myrrhis odorata)

Etymology

cost (“aromatic plant”) +‎ uisge (“water”), "water-scented plant"

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰɔs ˈɯʃkʲə/

Noun

cos-uisge f (genitive singular cois-uisge)

1. cicely, myrrh (Myrrhis odorata)

Synonyms

seanas, mirr

Mutation

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

References

Edward Dwelly (1911) “cos-uisge”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN

Cameron, J. (1883). M. odorata, in Gaelic names of plants (Scottish and Irish). United Kingdom: (n.p.), p. 32