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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From an earlier root dù, from Old Irish dú. Stokes originally suggested that the early root was borrowed from Old French dû (> French dû, English due), from devoir (“to owe”), but MacBain notes a connection between the earlier root, dual (“hereditary right”), and dùthaich (“a country, district”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
dùth (comparative dùtha)
- natural, hereditary
- proper, fitting, suitable
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “dùth”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN