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toilichte

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Scottish Gaelic

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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toilichte

  1. past participle of toilich

Adjective

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toilichte

  1. pleased
  2. satisfied, contented, gratified, content
    • 1846, John Bunyan, translated by John Mackenzie, Sighs from Hell, Etc. (Osnaichean Bho Ifrinn, Etc.)[1], page 25:
      "Dh'fhòghlum mi anns ciod sam bith staid am beil mi, leis a sin a bhi toilichte."
      "I learned that in whatever state I am, with that to be content."
  3. cheery, happy
  4. smug

Mutation

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Mutation of toilichte
radical lenition
toilichte thoilichte

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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  1. ^ Roy Wentworth (2003) Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN

Further reading

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  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “toilichte”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[2], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN