dìlleachd

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• dìlleachdan

Etymology

From Old Irish dílechtae.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʲiːʎəxɡ/

Noun

dìlleachd m (genitive singular dìlleachd, plural dìlleachdan)

1. orphan

Derived terms

• dìlleachdach (“fatherless”, adjective)
• dìlleachdas m (“orphanage”)

 

Related terms

• dìlleachdanachd

Mutation

Mutation of dìlleachdach

radical	lenition
dìlleachdach	dhìlleachdach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.