dealaich

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• dealuich

Etymology

From Irish dealuighim, from Old Irish deligim or Old Irish deil (“to separate”), from Proto-Celtic *delwā, from Proto-Indo-European *delh₁- (“to split”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʲalˠiç/

Verb

dealaich (past dhealaich, future dealaichidh, verbal noun dealachadh, past participle dealaichte)

1. part, separate, segregate
2. insulate (from heat, electricity, etc.)

Derived terms

• do-dhealachaidh
• do-dhealaichte
• eadar-dhealaich (“distinguish, part, separate”)
• dealaich pòsadh (“divorce”)
• mion-dealaich (“itemize”)