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mì-earbsach

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From mì-earbsa +‎ -ach.

Adjective

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mì-earbsach (comparative mì-earbsaiche)

  1. distrustful, suspicious
  2. despondent, despairing

Mutation

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Mutation of mì-earbsach
radical lenition
mì-earbsach mhì-earbsach

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