sunndach

See also: sùnndach

Scottish Gaelic

FWOTD – 23 March 2014

Alternative forms

Etymology

From sunnd + -ach.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈs̪ũːn̪ˠt̪əx/
  • (Lewis) IPA(key): [ˈs̪ɔ̃ʊ̃n̪ˠt̪ɔx]

Adjective

sunndach

  1. merry, cheerful, lively, joyous, joyful
  2. good-humored
  3. healthy, fit
  4. having a good appetite

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
sunndachshunndach
after "an", t-sunndach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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