dà-bheathach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From dà- (“bi-, di-, two-”) +‎ beatha (“life”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

dà-bheathach (genitive singular masculine dà-bheathaich)

  1. amphibious
    Synonyms: dà-bhitheach, muir-thìreach

Derived terms

Noun

dà-bheathach m (genitive singular dà-bheathaich, plural dà-bheathaich)

  1. amphibian (amphibious animal)
    Synonyms: dà-bhitheach, muir-thìreach

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

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