ceòthach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish ceódach. By surface analysis, ceò +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʲɔː.əx/

Adjective

ceòthach (genitive singular masculine ceòthaich, comparative ceòthaiche)

  1. misty, foggy, drizzling, cloudy, obscure.
    Tha i ceòthach an-diugh. ― It is foggy today.
  2. of, or belonging to, mist.

Mutation

Mutation of ceòthach
radical lenition
ceòthach cheòthach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “ceòthach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.