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dà-aodannach

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From dà- (two-) +‎ aodann (face) + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

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dà-aodannach (comparative dà-aodannaiche)

  1. two-faced, hypocritical, false
  2. (architecture) double-skinned

Mutation

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Mutation of dà-aodannach
radical lenition
dà-aodannach dhà-aodannach

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

References

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  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “dà-aodannach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN