Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Middle French bailli, from Old French bailif, from Vulgar Latin *baiulivus. Cognate with Irish báille.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bàillidh m (genitive singular bàillidh, plural bàillidhean)

  1. bailiff
  2. baillie
  3. magistrate
  4. factor

Synonyms

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  • (bailif, factor): maor

Mutation

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