dualchasach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From dualchas + -ach.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtuəl̪ˠxəs̪əx/

Adjective

dualchasach (genitive singular masculine dualchasaich, comparative dualchasaiche)

  1. traditional
  2. acquired by birth or parentage, derived from ancestors

Declension

First declension; forms of the positive degree:

Case Masculine singular Feminine singular Plural
Nominative dualchasach dhualchasach dualchasach
Vocative dhualchasaich dhualchasaich dualchasach
Genitive dhualchasaich dualchasaich dualchasach
Dative dhualchasach dhualchasaich dualchasach

Comparative/superlative: dualchasaiche

Derived terms

Mutation

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

References

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