dà-bheathach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From dà- (“bi-, di-, two-”) +‎ beatha (“life”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

dà-bheathach (genitive singular masculine dà-bheathaich)

1. amphibious

   Synonyms: dà-bhitheach, muir-thìreach

Derived terms

• dà-bheathachas (“amphibiousness”)

Noun

dà-bheathach m (genitive singular dà-bheathaich, plural dà-bheathaich)

1. amphibian (amphibious animal)

   Synonyms: dà-bhitheach, muir-thìreach

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
dà-bheathach	dhà-bheathach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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