deas-làmhach

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• deas-lamhach
• deas lamhach

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪ʲes ˈl̪ˠaːvəx/

Adjective

deas-làmhach (comparative deas-làmhaiche)

1. right-handed

   Antonyms: leis a' chearrag, cearragach

2. adept, dexterous
   • 1909 April 15, James Macdiarmid, Gaelic Society of Inverness, “Some Breadalbane Folk-Lore Tales”, in Transactions‎^[1], page 141:

     Thachair orra fear aotrom, suileach, deas lamhach a bha leigeil a chasan cho ciuin air an talamh ri cat 'nuair a bhitheas e air chuairt an deigh luchaidh.

     They met a light, cheerful, dexterous man who laid his feet on the ground as quietly as a cat when he is on a walk after a mouse.

3. practical

Antonyms

• ceàrr-làmhach
• ciotach
• clì
• clì-làmhach
• tuathlach

Further reading

• “deas-làmhach” in Am Faclair Beag - Scottish Gaelic Dictionary.