uabhasach
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From uabhas + -ach. Compare Irish uafásach.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
uabhasach (comparative and superlative uabhasaiche)
- terrible, horrible, dreadful
- ghabh e eagal uabhasach ron leòmann ― he got a terrible fright from the moth
- destructive
Adverb edit
uabhasach
- (as an intensifier) very, terribly, awfully
- 's e duine uabhasach fhèin laghach a th' ann ― he's an awfully nice man
Mutation edit
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| uabhasach | n-uabhasach | h-uabhasach | t-uabhasach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||