mì-àdhmhor

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

mì-àdh (“bad fortune, evil luck, misfortune, unlucky event”) +‎ -mhor

Adjective

mì-àdhmhor (genitive singular masculine mì-àdhmhoir, genitive singular feminine mì-àdhmhoire, nominative plural mì-àdhmhora, comparative mì-àdhmhoire)

  1. unlucky, unfortunate, untoward
  2. awkward

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • mì-àdhmhorachd f (“unfortunateness”)

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