uchd-mhacachd

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From uchd-mhac (“adopted son”) +‎ -achd.

Noun

uchd-mhacachd f (genitive singular uchd-mhacachd, plural uchd-mhacachdan)

  1. adoption
  • uchd-mhacach (“of, or belonging to adoption”)
  • uchd-mhacaich (“adopt”, verb)
  • uchd-mhacaichte (“adopted”)
  • uchd-mhacair m (“adopter”)

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