dùthaich
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish dúthaig, from Old Irish duthoig (“hereditary”). MacBain suggests these all come from a root, dù, that also includes dùth (“natural, hereditary, proper, fitting, suitable”), perhaps ultimately from Old French dû (“owed”), from devoir (“to owe”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tuː.ɪç/
Noun
dùthaich f (genitive singular dùthcha, plural dùthchannan)
- country, countryside, land
- dùthaich chèin ― foreign country
- dùthaich mhàthaireil ― motherland
- district, territory
Related terms
- dùthchas
- dùthchasach
- dùthchasachd
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| dùthaich | dhùthaich |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References
- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “dùthaich”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN
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