dìreach

See also: díreach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish díriuch, from Latin dīrectus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʲiːɾʲəx/
• (Uist and Skye in unstressed rapid speech) IPA^(key): /tʲɪɾəx/

Adjective

dìreach (comparative dìriche)

1. straight
2. upright, just
3. vertical

   Antonym: fàireil

Adverb

dìreach

1. just, straight up

   Tha seo dìreach iongantach! ― This is just amazing!

   Bha i dìreach a' tarraing asad. ― She was just teasing you.

   dìreach mar a thuirt thu ― just like you said

Interjection

dìreach!

1. exactly!

Mutation

Mutation of dìreach

radical	lenition
dìreach	dhìreach

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

Derived terms

• calg-dhìreach
• gu dìreach

References

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