mì-àdhach

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From mì-àdh (bad fortune, evil luck, misfortune, unlucky event) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

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mì-àdhach (genitive singular masculine mì-àdhaich, genitive singular feminine mì-àdhaiche, nominative plural mì-àdhacha, comparative mì-àdhaiche)

  1. unlucky, unfortunate
    Synonym: mì-àdhmhor
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Mutation

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Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
mì-àdhach mhì-àdhach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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