dìreach

See also: díreach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish díriuch, from Latin dīrectus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʲiːɾʲəx/
  • (Uist and Skye in unstressed rapid speech) IPA(key): /tʲɪɾəx/

Adjective

dìreach (comparative dìriche)

  1. straight
  2. upright, just
  3. vertical
    Antonym: fàireil

Adverb

dìreach

  1. just, straight up
    Tha seo dìreach iongantach! ― This is just amazing!
    Bha i dìreach a' tarraing asad. ― She was just teasing you.
    dìreach mar a thuirt thu ― just like you said

Interjection

dìreach!

  1. exactly!

Mutation

Mutation of dìreach
radical lenition
dìreach dhìreach

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

Derived terms

References

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