uabhasach

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From uabhas +‎ -ach. Compare Irish uafásach.

Pronunciation

Adjective

uabhasach (comparative and superlative uabhasaiche)

  1. terrible, horrible, dreadful
    ghabh e eagal uabhasach ron leòmann ― he got a terrible fright from the moth
  2. destructive

Adverb

uabhasach

  1. (as an intensifier) very, terribly, awfully
    's e duine uabhasach fhèin laghach a th' ann ― he's an awfully nice man

Mutation

Mutation of uabhasach
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
uabhasach n-uabhasach h-uabhasach t-uabhasach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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