-achd

See also: achd

Irish

Suffix

-achd f

1. Obsolete spelling of -acht

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish -acht (compare Irish -acht, Manx -aght, Welsh -iaeth).

Suffix

-achd f

1. Denoting system of government

   ‎rìgh (“king”) + ‎-achd → ‎rìoghachd (“kingdom”)

2. Denoting religion

   ‎Crìostaidh (“Christian”) + ‎-achd → ‎Crìosdaidheachd (“Christianity”)

3. Denoting area

   Gàidhealtachd (“Gaelic-speaking area, Gaeltacht”)

4. Denoting condition or quality

   ‎saor (“free”) + ‎-achd → ‎saorachd (“freedom”)

   ‎bàrd (“bard, poet”) + ‎-achd → ‎bàrdachd (“poetry”)

   ‎ealanta (“ingenious, expert, clever”) + ‎-achd → ‎ealantachd (“ingenuity, expertness, cleverness”)

   ‎milis (“sweet”) + ‎-achd → ‎mìlseachd (“sweetness”)

   ‎cothrom (“just, equitable”) + ‎-achd → ‎cothromachd (“equality”)

Derived terms

Scottish Gaelic terms suffixed with -achd