bàidh

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish báid.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /paːj/

Noun

bàidh f (genitive singular bàidhe)

  1. mercy, clemency, commiseration, partiality, benignity, humanity
  2. hospitality
  3. affection, love, attachment, fondness

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
bàidhbhàidh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “bàidh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “báid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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