deagh
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish deg-, dag-, from Proto-Celtic *dagos (compare Welsh da).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
deagh
- good, excellent, worthy
- deagh bheus
- good conduct
- deagh ghean
- goodwill
- deagh ainm
- good name
- dà dhegh mheann
- two good kids
- deagh dhuine
- a good man
Usage notes edit
Deagh always precedes the noun it qualifies. It lenites the noun.
Synonyms edit
- See Thesaurus:math.
Mutation edit
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
deagh | dheagh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |