measarrachd

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From measarra +‎ -achd (compare Irish measarthacht).

Noun

measarrachd f

  1. moderation, sobriety, frugality, temperance, abstinence

Antonyms

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
measarrachdmheasarrachd
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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