dà-sheaghach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From dà- (bi-, di-, two-) + seagh (meaning, point, sense) + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

dà-sheaghach (genitive singular masculine dà-sheaghaich, comparative dà-sheaghaiche)

  1. ambiguous, equivocal

Derived terms

Mutation

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

References

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