dùthaich

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish dúthaig, from Old Irish duthoig (“hereditary”). MacBain suggests these all come from a root, dù, that also includes dùth (“natural, hereditary, proper, fitting, suitable”), perhaps ultimately from Old French dû (“owed”), from devoir (“to owe”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈt̪uː.ɪç/
(Lewis, Barra) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪uːhɪç/^[1]^[2]

Noun

dùthaich f (genitive singular dùthcha, plural dùthchannan)

country, countryside, land
dùthaich chèin ― foreign country

dùthaich mhàthaireil ― motherland
district, territory
Dùthaich nam Basgach ― Basque Country

Declension

Declension of dùthaich (type Vc feminine noun)

Indefinite
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dùthaich	dùthchannan
Genitive	dùthcha	dhùthchannan
Dative	dùthaich	dùthchannan
Definite
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	(an) dùthaich	(na) dùthchannan
Genitive	(na) dùthcha	(nan) dùthchannan
Dative	(an) dùthaich	(na) dùthchannan
Vocative	dhùthaich	dhùthchannan

Alternative genitive singular: dùthchadh (Uist, Barra)

Synonyms

talamh
tìr

Related terms

Mutation

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

References

^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap