dà-chasach

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Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From dà- (two-) +‎ cas (leg, foot) + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective[edit]

dà-chasach (genitive singular masculine dà-chasaich, comparative dà-chasaiche)

  1. two-footed, bipedal

Noun[edit]

dà-chasach m (genitive singular dà-chasaich, plural dà-chasaich)

  1. biped

Mutation[edit]

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
dà-chasach dhà-chasach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “dà-chasach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN