dìlleachd

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• dìlleachdan

Etymology

From Old Irish dílechtae.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʲiːʎəxɡ/

Noun

dìlleachd m (genitive singular dìlleachd, plural dìlleachdan)

1. orphan

Derived terms

• dìlleachdach (“fatherless”, adjective)
• dìlleachdas m (“orphanage”)

 

Related terms

• dìlleachdanachd

Mutation

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