dà-bheathach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From dà- (“bi-, di-, two-”) +‎ beatha (“life”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

dà-bheathach (genitive singular masculine dà-bheathaich)

  1. amphibious
    Synonyms: dà-bhitheach, muir-thìreach

Derived terms

Noun

dà-bheathach m (genitive singular dà-bheathaich, plural dà-bheathaich)

  1. amphibian (amphibious animal)
    Synonyms: dà-bhitheach, muir-thìreach

Mutation

Mutation of dà-bheathach
radical lenition
dà-bheathach dhà-bheathach

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) “dà-bheathach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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