dàimheach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From dàimh +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /daivəx/

Adjective

dàimheach (genitive singular masculine dàimhich)

  1. having many relations or friends
  2. related
  3. (linguistics) relative
  4. genial, friendly
  5. devoted

Derived terms

  • dèan dàimheach (“associate”, verb) (in computing)
  • mìrean dàimheach (“relative particle”)
  • riochdair dàimheach (“relative pronoun”)
  • tricead dàimheach (“relative frequency”)
  • tricead dàimheach fad-ùine (“long-run relative frequency”)

Noun

dàimheach m (genitive singular dàimhich, plural dàimhich)

  1. blood relation, relative, friend
  2. associate, companion
  3. guest
  4. stranger

Mutation

Mutation of dàimheach
radical lenition
dàimheach dhàimheach

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