culaidh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish cula(i)d (“equipment, gear; attire, suit”).

Noun

culaidh f (genitive singular culaidh or culaidhe, plural culaidhean)

1. costume, uniform, garment

   Synonym: èideadh

2. accoutrements, gear
3. object

   Synonym: cùis

   culaidh-mhagaidh ― laughing stock (literally, “object of mocking”)

   culaidh-iongnaidh ― curiosity, attraction (literally, “object of wonder”)

Derived terms

• seòmar-culaidh