gruagach

== Irish == === Etymology === gruaig +‎ -ach === Pronunciation === (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɡɾˠuəɡəx/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɡɾˠuəɡa(x)/ === Adjective === gruagach (genitive singular masculine gruagaigh, genitive singular feminine gruagaí, plural gruagacha, comparative gruagaí) hairy, shaggy ==== Declension ==== === Noun === gruagach m (genitive singular gruagaigh, nominative plural gruagaigh) hairy goblin, brownie Bigfoot (a very large, hairy, humanoid creature said to live in the wilderness areas of North America) Shaggy uncouth person. Synonyms: glibire, stothaire pintail Synonym: lacha stiúrach ==== Declension ==== === Mutation === == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From gruag (“hair”) +‎ -ach; girls and young women in the old days of the Highlands went bareheaded before they married, after which they covered their hair with a white kerchief. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɾuəkəx/ === Noun === gruagach f (genitive singular gruagaich, plural gruagaichean) (chiefly poetic) maiden, girl, young woman Synonyms: ainnir, cailin, maighdeann, nighean, òigh, rìbhinn "Gruagach Òg an Fhuilt Bhàin" ― "Young Maiden of the Fair Hair" === Mutation ===