dàimheach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From dàimh +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daivəx/

Adjective

dàimheach (genitive singular masculine dàimhich)

1. having many relations or friends
2. related
3. (linguistics) relative
4. genial, friendly
5. devoted

Derived terms

• dèan dàimheach (“associate”, verb) (in computing)
• mìrean dàimheach (“relative particle”)
• riochdair dàimheach (“relative pronoun”)
• tricead dàimheach (“relative frequency”)
• tricead dàimheach fad-ùine (“long-run relative frequency”)

Noun

dàimheach m (genitive singular dàimhich, plural dàimhich)

1. blood relation, relative, friend
2. associate, companion
3. guest
4. stranger

Mutation

Mutation of dàimheach

radical	lenition
dàimheach	dhàimheach

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

References

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