faiceallach

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

  • faicealach, faichilleach, faicleach

Etymology

From faiceall +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfaçkʲəl̪ˠəx/

Adjective

faiceallach (genitive singular masculine faiceallaich, comparative faiceallaiche)

  1. careful, cautious, circumspect, wary, watchful
    Antonym: mì-fhaiceallach
  2. particular, fastidious

Mutation

Mutation of faiceallach
radical lenition
faiceallach fhaiceallach

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