mì-cheanalta

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From mì- (negative prefix) +‎ ceanalta (“kind, mild, amiable; polite, genteel”).

Adjective

mì-cheanalta

  1. unamiable, unbecoming, ungenteel, unseemly

Mutation

Mutation of mì-cheanalta
radical lenition
mì-cheanalta mhì-cheanalta

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

Further reading

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