mearachd
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Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂mert- (“miss, fail”) (whence Ancient Greek ἁμαρτάνω (hamartánō, “to miss the mark”)).[1] Also compare brath (“treason, betrayal”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
mearachd f (genitive singular mearachd, plural mearachdan)
Synonyms[edit]
Mutation[edit]
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| mearachd | mhearachd |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References[edit]
- ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “mearachd”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN