mì-bhàigheil

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Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From mì- +‎ bàigheil.

Adjective

mì-bhàigheil

    1. unkind, unmerciful, cruel, merciless, unfeeling
    2. unfriendly
    Synonym: mì-bhàigheach

Mutation

Mutation of mì-bhàigheil
radical lenition
mì-bhàigheil mhì-bhàigheil

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-bhàigheil”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN