Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂mert- (miss, fail) (whence Ancient Greek ἁμαρτάνω (hamartánō, to miss the mark)).[1] Also compare brath (treason, betrayal).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mearachd f (genitive singular mearachd, plural mearachdan)

  1. mistake, error

Synonyms

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Mutation

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

References

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  1. ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “mearachd”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN