Etymology
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| Scots Gaelic: | Bàrluath | |
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| Scots Gaelic: | Binneas is Boraraig | |
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| Scots Gaelic: | Canntaireachd | |
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| Scots Gaelic: | Ceòl Beag | |
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| Scots Gaelic: | Ceòl Mór | |
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| Scots Gaelic: | Crùnluath | |
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| Scots Gaelic: | Dithis | |
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| Scots Gaelic: | Leumluath | |
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| Scots Gaelic: | Pìobaire | |
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| Scots Gaelic: | Pìobaireachd | |
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| Scots Gaelic: | Siubhal | |
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| Scots Gaelic: | Taorluath | |
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| Scots Gaelic: | Ùrlar | |
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The word pibroch is first attested in Lowland Scots in 1719. It is derived from the Scottish Gaelic word Pìobaireachd, which literally means "piping" or "act of piping".
Pìobaireachd itself is derived from the Gaelic pìobaire (which simply means piper) plus the abstract forming suffix -eachd. In Gaelic, pìobaireachd literally refers to any pipe music, not merely the Ceòl Mór (lit. big music).
There is some disagreement surrounding the terminology. The spelling variant used by most dictionaries is pibroch but some, including the Pìobaireachd Society, prefer the Scottish Gaelic spelling. Nonetheless, the pronunciation of pìobaireachd is usually rendered identically to pibroch. In some modern English-speaking contexts, including common usage by many pipers, both pìobaireachd and pibroch are equated with Ceòl Mór.
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