eachdraidh
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish echtrad, from Old Irish echtra (“tale, narrative, history”), from echtar (“without, outside”), from Proto-Celtic *extros. Doublet of eachtradh. Cognate with Irish eachtra (“adventure”). Compare Welsh eithr (“except, beyond”), Latin exter (“outer”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛxkɾɪ/, /ˈɛxt̪ɾɪ/
Derived terms
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “echtra”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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