Scottish Gaelic edit

Etymology edit

From dìlleachd +‎ -as.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /tʲiːʎəxɡəs̪/

Noun edit

dìlleachdas m (genitive singular dìlleachdais, plural dìlleachdais)

  1. orphanage
    Synonym: dìlleachdanachd

Mutation edit

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
dìlleachdas dhìlleachdas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References edit

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