fiadhaich

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish fíadach, from fíad (“wild; wild animals”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfiə.ɪç/

Adjective

fiadhaich

1. wild (not domesticated)
2. angry, furious, fierce

Synonyms

• (not domesticated): allaidh

Derived terms

• craobh-geanmchno-fhiadhaich (“horse chestnut tree”)
• creamh-na-muice-fiadhaich (“asparagus”)
• dearcag-fhiadhaich (“heathberry”)
• torc fiadhaich (“wild boar”)

 

Adverb

fiadhaich

1. (Argyll) very, extremely

   bha e fiadhaich math ― it was very good

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fiadhaich”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language