deagh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish deg-, dag-, from Proto-Celtic *dagos (compare Welsh da).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʲoː/

Adjective

deagh

1. good, excellent, worthy
   • deagh bheus, good conduct
   • deagh ghean, goodwill
   • deagh ainm, good name
   • dà dhegh mheann, two good kids
   • deagh dhuine, a good man

Usage notes

Deagh always precedes the noun it qualifies. It lenites the noun.

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “deagh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language (John Grant, Edinburgh, 1925, Compiled by Malcolm MacLennan)