uchd-mhacaich

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From uchd-mhac (“adopted son”) +‎ -ich.

Verb

uchd-mhacaich (past dh'uchd-mhacaich, future uchd-mhacaichidh, verbal noun uchd-mhacachadh, past participle uchd-mhacaichte)

1. adopt

Related terms

• uchd-mhacach (“of, or belonging to adoption”)
• uchd-mhacachd f (“adoption”)
• uchd-mhacair m (“adopter”)

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “uchd-mhacaich”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN