mì-àdh

See also: miadh and mí-ádh

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

  • mì-àgh

Etymology

mì- +‎ àdh

Noun

mì-àdh m

  1. bad luck, misfortune

Derived terms

  • mì-àdhach (unfortunate, unlucky, adjective)
  • mì-àdhmhor (unfortunate, unlucky, untoward; awkward, adjective)
  • mì-àdhmhorachd f (unfortunateness)

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “mì-àdh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN