-aigeadh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

-aig +‎ -adh

Alternative forms

• -igeadh (after a slender consonant)

Suffix

-aigeadh m

1. noun ending, productively used to turn loanwords into Gaelic verbal nouns, as well as certain native words

   ‎use + ‎-aigeadh → ‎iùsaigeadh (“using”)

   ‎resign + ‎-aigeadh → ‎resignigeadh (“resigning”)

   ‎iarann + ‎-aigeadh → ‎iarnaigeadh (“ironing; laundry that has been ironed”)