dàimheach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From dàimh +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /daivəx/

Adjective

dàimheach (genitive singular masculine dàimhich)

  1. having many relations or friends
  2. related
  3. (linguistics) relative
  4. genial, friendly
  5. devoted

Derived terms
  • dèan dàimheach (“associate”, verb) (in computing)
  • mìrean dàimheach (“relative particle”)
  • riochdair dàimheach (“relative pronoun”)
  • tricead dàimheach fad-ùine (“long-run relative frequency”)
  • tricead dàimheach (“relative frequency”)

Noun

dàimheach m (genitive singular dàimhich, plural dàimhich)

  1. blood relation, relative, friend
  2. associate, companion
  3. guest
  4. stranger

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

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