Scottish Gaelic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From dà- (two-) +‎ cas (leg, foot) + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

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dà-chasach (genitive singular masculine dà-chasaich, comparative dà-chasaiche)

  1. two-footed, bipedal

Noun

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dà-chasach m (genitive singular dà-chasaich, plural dà-chasaich)

  1. biped

Mutation

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

References

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