droch
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See also: droch-
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Old Irish[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Celtic *druko- (compare Welsh drwg).
Adjective[edit]
droch
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
droch m
Synonyms[edit]
- (wheel): roth
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish droċ (“bad”), from Proto-Celtic *druko-.
Adjective[edit]
droch (comparative miosa)
Usage notes[edit]
- Unlike the majority of Scottish Gaelic adjectives, droch precedes the noun and lenites it.
- Cannot be used on its own (without a noun).
- Often prefixed to words to indicate a malignant subject, similarly to English ill-, as seen in Derived terms below.
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Derived terms
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