macail

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

From mac (“son”) +‎ -ail. Compare Manx macoil.

Adjective

macail

1. filial (like a son)
2. affectionate

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

macail

1. nurse, foster, rear

Mutation

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

References

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