uchd-mhacaich

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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

Verb

uchd-mhacaich (past dh'uchd-mhacaich, future uchd-mhacaichidh, verbal noun uchd-mhacachadh, past participle uchd-mhacaichte)

  1. adopt
  • uchd-mhacach (“of, or belonging to adoption”)
  • uchd-mhacachd f (“adoption”)
  • uchd-mhacair m (“adopter”)

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