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]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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