pòs

See also: pos, POS, pós, and pôs

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish pósaid, from Latin spōnsō (“betroth”), frequentative of spondeō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰɔːs/

Verb

pòs (past phòs, future pòsaidh, verbal noun pòsadh, past participle pòsta)

1. (transitive) marry (perform the marriage ceremony); induct
2. (intransitive) marry (become a married person)

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “pòs”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “pòs”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎^[2], Stirling, →ISBN