dà-dhuilleach

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Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From dà- (“bi-, di-, two-”) +‎ duille (“leaf”) + -ach.

Adjective

dà-dhuilleach (genitive singular masculine dà-dhuillich, comparative dà-dhuilliche)

  1. (botany) bifoliate
  2. two-folded (of door)

Noun

dà-dhuilleach m (genitive singular dà-dhuillich, plural dà-dhuillich)

  1. (botany) twayblade
    1. any bifoliate herb

Mutation

Mutation of dà-dhuilleach
radical lenition
dà-dhuilleach dhà-dhuilleach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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