modhail

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

modh (“good manners, breeding, civility, courtesy”) +‎ -ail

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔɣal/

Adjective

modhail (genitive singular masculine modhail, genitive singular feminine modhaile, nominative plural modhaile, comparative modhaile)

1. courteous, mannerly, polite
2. gracious, civil, complaisant
3. ceremonial
4. fashionable, modish