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): /ˈt̪uː.ɪç/
• (Lewis, Barra) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪uːhɪç/

Noun

dùthaich f (genitive singular dùthcha, plural dùthchannan)

1. country, countryside, land

   dùthaich chèin ― foreign country

   dùthaich mhàthaireil ― motherland

2. district, territory

   Dùthaich nam Basgach ― Basque Country

Declension

Declension of dùthaich (type Vc feminine noun)

Indefinite
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dùthaich	dùthchannan
Genitive	dùthcha	dhùthchannan
Dative	dùthaich	dùthchannan
Definite
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	(an) dùthaich	(na) dùthchannan
Genitive	(na) dùthcha	(nan) dùthchannan
Dative	(an) dùthaich	(na) dùthchannan
Vocative	dhùthaich	dhùthchannan

• Alternative genitive singular: dùthchadh (Uist, Barra)

Synonyms

• talamh
• tìr

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.

Further reading

• MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “dùthaich”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎^[1], Stirling, →ISBN