uabhasach
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From uabhas + -ach. Compare Irish uafásach.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]uabhasach (comparative uabhasaiche)
- terrible, horrible, dreadful
- ghabh e eagal uabhasach ron leòmann ― he got a terrible fright from the moth
- destructive
Adverb
[edit]uabhasach
- (as an intensifier) very, terribly, awfully
- 's e duine uabhasach fhèin laghach a th' ann ― he's an awfully nice man
Mutation
[edit]| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| uabhasach | n-uabhasach | h-uabhasach | t-uabhasach |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath