dà-theangach

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From dà- (bi-; two-) +‎ teanga (tongue; language) + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

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dà-theangach (genitive singular masculine dà-theangaich)

  1. bilingual, bilinguous
    Synonym: dà-chànanach
  2. two-tongued

Mutation

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Mutation of dà-theangach
radical lenition
dà-theangach dhà-theangach

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-theangach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN