dìoghaltach
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish dígaltach (“that punishes or avenges; vengeful, vindictive”, adjective); synchronically, dìoghail + -t- + -ach.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʲiə.əl̪ˠt̪ʰəx/
Adjective
dìoghaltach (genitive singular masculine dìoghaltaich, comparative dìoghaltaiche)
Related terms
- dìoghaltas m (“vengeance, revenge”)
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| dìoghaltach | dhìoghaltach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “dìoghaltach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “dígaltach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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