Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• achdairseid
• acairseid

Noun

acarsaid f ‎(genitive singular acarsaide, plural acarsaidean)

1. (nautical) port, harbour, haven; anchorage, mooring

Synonyms

• cala
• port

Derived terms

• poll-acarsaid m ‎(“bay to anchor ships”)

References

• Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
• “accarsóit” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.