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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish dúthaig, from Old Irish duthoig (“hereditary”). MacBain suggests these all come from a root, dù, that also includes dùth (“natural, hereditary, proper, fitting, suitable”), perhaps ultimately from Old French dû (“owed”), from devoir (“to owe”).
Pronunciation
Noun
dùthaich f (genitive singular dùthcha, plural dùthchannan)
- country, countryside, land
- dùthaich chèin ― foreign country
- dùthaich mhàthaireil ― motherland
- district, territory
- Dùthaich nam Basgach ― Basque Country
Declension
Declension of dùthaich (type Vc feminine noun)
- Alternative genitive singular: dùthchadh (Uist, Barra)
Synonyms
Mutation
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dhùthaich
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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References
- ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
Further reading
- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “dùthaich”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN