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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From mì-àdh (“bad fortune, evil luck, misfortune, unlucky event”) + -ach.
Adjective
mì-àdhach (genitive singular masculine mì-àdhaich, genitive singular feminine mì-àdhaiche, nominative plural mì-àdhacha, comparative mì-àdhaiche)
- unlucky, unfortunate
- Synonym: mì-àdhmhor
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) “mì-àdhach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN