Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
laoch (“hero”) + -an
Noun
laochan m (genitive singular laochain, plural laochain)
- diminutive of laoch
- boy, lad
Usage notes
- Used especially in the vocative when addresssing a young boy:
- Ciamar a tha thu an-diugh, a laochain? - How are you today, lad (literally "little hero")?
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