fo-mhisgeach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From fo-mhisg (“tipsiness”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

fo-mhisgeach (comparative fo-mhisgiche)

  1. half-drunk, tipsy

Mutation

Mutation of fo-mhisgeach
radical lenition
fo-mhisgeach fho-mhisgeach

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