dìoghaltas

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Classical Gaelic díghaltas.[1] By surface analysis, dìoghail +‎ as. Compare Irish díoltas.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd̥ʲɯː.əl̪ˠt̪əs̪/[2], [ˈd̥ʲʒɯˑ.əl̪̊ˠt̪əs̪][3]
  • (South Uist) IPA(key): /ˈd̥ʲʒuː.əl̪̊ˠt̪əs̪/[4]

Noun

dìoghaltas m (genitive singular dìoghaltais)

  1. revenge
  2. vengeance

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutation of dìoghaltas
radical lenition
dìoghaltas dhìoghaltas

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dígaltas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  3. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  4. ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath
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