sporran
English
/ˈspɒɹən/, /ˈspɔɹən/
noun
Definitions
- A small pouch, usually made of either fur or plain or fur-trimmed leather, which is worn, suspended from a belt or chain, on the front of a kilt and used to hold various items normally carried in trouser pockets.
Etymology
Borrowed from Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic sporan (purse) derived from Middle Irish sparán derived from Latin bursa (purse) derived from Ancient Greek βύρσα (hide, wine-skin, leather, skin stripped off a hide, skin stripped off, wineskin, bag).
Origin
Ancient Greek
βύρσα
Gloss
hide, wine-skin, leather, skin stripped off a hide, skin stripped off, wineskin, bag
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
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Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bursa Latin
- bursarius Latin
- bursiformis Latin
- Bursche German
- borsa Italian
- beurs Dutch, Flemish
- bolsa Spanish, Castilian
- bursa Spanish, Castilian
- βύρσα Ancient Greek
- βύρσινος Ancient Greek
- βῡρσα Ancient Greek
- *būs- Proto-Indo-European
- børs Norwegian Bokmål
- børs Norwegian Nynorsk
- purs Old English
- sparán Irish
- borse Old French
- bourse Old French
- borsa Catalan, Valencian
- bossa Catalan, Valencian
- boș Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- bursa Indonesian
- sparán Old Irish
- sporan Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- bolssa Old Portuguese
- bursa Northern Sami
- buorsa Romansh
- bursa Romansh
- sparán Middle Irish
- buarsa Dalmatian
- bursa LL
- bursa ML