àigh

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

àgh

Etymology

From Old Irish ád, ág.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aːj/

Noun

àigh m (genitive singular àigh, plural àighean)

happiness, joy
fortune, luck, providence, auspiciousness

Derived terms

an ainm an àigh (“in heaven's name, for goodness' sake”)
àgh millteach m (“schadenfreude”)

Adjective

àigh

happy, joyous, blissful
lucky, auspicious

References

Edward Dwelly (1911) “àigh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN

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