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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From dà- (“bi-; two-”) + teanga (“tongue; language”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
dà-theangach (genitive singular masculine dà-theangaich)
- bilingual, bilinguous
- Synonym: dà-chànanach
- two-tongued
Mutation
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-theangach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN