mì-àdhmhor

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• miadhar
• mì-àghmhor

Etymology

mì-àdh (“bad fortune, evil luck, misfortune, unlucky event”) +‎ -mhor

Adjective

mì-àdhmhor (genitive singular masculine mì-àdhmhoir, genitive singular feminine mì-àdhmhoire, nominative plural mì-àdhmhora, comparative mì-àdhmhoire)

1. unlucky, unfortunate, untoward
2. awkward

Synonyms

• (unfortunate, unlucky): mì-àdhach

Derived terms

• mì-àdhmhorachd f (“unfortunateness”)

References

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