bàidh

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Irish báid.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

bàidh f (genitive singular bàidhe)

  1. mercy, clemency, commiseration, partiality, benignity, humanity
  2. hospitality
  3. affection, love, attachment, fondness

Mutation[edit]

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

References[edit]

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “bàidh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “báid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language