bòidheach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From buaidheach (“having virtues”), from buaidh +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔːjəx/

Adjective

bòidheach (genitive singular masculine bòidhich, comparative bòidhche)

1. beautiful, pretty, fair, cute

   Antonym: mì-bhòidheach

Declension

First declension; forms of the positive degree:

Case	Masculine singular	Feminine singular	Plural
Nominative	bòidheach	bhòidheach	bòidheach
Vocative	bhòidhich	bhòidhich	bòidheach
Genitive	bhòidhich	bhòidhich	bòidheach
Dative	bhòidheach	bhòidhich	bòidheach

Comparative/superlative: bòidhche

Derived terms

• bòidhchead

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
bòidheach	bhòidheach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.