deas-làmhach

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t̪ʲes ˈl̪ˠaːvəx/

Adjective

deas-làmhach (comparative deas-làmhaiche)

  1. right-handed
    Antonyms: leis a' chearrag, cearragach
  2. adept, dexterous
    • 1909 April 15, James Macdiarmid, Gaelic Society of Inverness, “Some Breadalbane Folk-Lore Tales”, in Transactions‎, page 141:
      Thachair orra fear aotrom, suileach, deas lamhach a bha leigeil a chasan cho ciuin air an talamh ri cat 'nuair a bhitheas e air chuairt an deigh luchaidh.
      They met a light, cheerful, dexterous man who laid his feet on the ground as quietly as a cat when he is on a walk after a mouse.
  3. practical

Antonyms

Further reading
  • “deas-làmhach” in Am Faclair Beag - Scottish Gaelic Dictionary.
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