dualchas

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

dualchas m (genitive singular dualchais, plural dualchasan)

1. culture
2. tradition, heritage
3. character
4. patrimony, genetic inheritance, hereditary disposition

   Thèid dualchas an aghaidh nan creag.

   blood will out; hereditary disposition is so strong that nothing will stop it from revealing itself

   (literally, “hereditary disposition will go against the rocks”)

Synonyms

• (tradition): seachadas

Hyponyms

• (tradition): beul-aithris

Related terms

• dùthchas