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frith-ghearanach

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From frith-ghearan (habit of complaining, querulousness) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

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frith-ghearanach (comparative frith-ghearanaiche)

  1. complaining
  2. querulous

Mutation

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Mutation of frith-ghearanach
radical lenition
frith-ghearanach fhrith-ghearanach

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