dachaigh

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Derived from the adverb dhachaigh (home, homeward).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt̪a.xɪ/

Noun

dachaigh f (genitive singular dachaigh, plural dachaighean or dachannan)

  1. home

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of dachaigh
radical lenition
dachaigh dhachaigh

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

References

  • “dachaigh”, in LearnGaelic - Dictionary[1], 2021
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “dachaigh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[2], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “dachaigh”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[3], Stirling, →ISBN