dà-chasach

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Scottish Gaelic

[edit]

Alternative forms

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From dà- (two-) +‎ cas (leg, foot) + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

[edit]

dà-chasach (genitive singular masculine dà-chasaich, comparative dà-chasaiche)

  1. two-footed, bipedal

Noun

[edit]

dà-chasach m (genitive singular dà-chasaich, plural dà-chasaich)

  1. biped

Mutation

[edit]
Mutation of dà-chasach
radical lenition
dà-chasach dhà-chasach

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

References

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