dìthreabh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish díthrub. By surface analysis, dì- +‎ treabh.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʲiːɾʲəv/
  • (rapid speech) IPA(key): /ˈtʲiɾʲə/

Noun

dìthreabh f (genitive singular dìthreibh, plural dìthreabhan)

  1. wilderness, uninhabited and uncultivated land

Synonyms

  • fàsach
  • fireach (far away from any inhabited land)

Mutation

Mutation of dìthreabh
radical lenition
dìthreabh dhìthreabh

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

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