mì-chreidmheach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From mì-chreideamh + -ach.

Adjective

mì-chreidmheach (genitive singular masculine mì-chreidmhich, comparative mì-chreidmhiche)

  1. sceptical, unbelieving, distrustful
    Synonym: mì-chreideach

Alternative forms

Noun

mì-chreidmheach m (genitive singular mì-chreidmhich, plural mì-chreidmhich)

    1. heretic, unbeliever, infidel
    2. sceptic
    Synonym: mì-chreidmhiche

Mutation

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

References

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