Scottish Gaelic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish mallacht, from Old Irish maldacht, from Latin maledictiō (curse, condemnation, slander). By surface analysis, mallaich +‎ -chd

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mallachd f (plural mallachdan)

  1. curse, oath, imprecation, malediction

Declension

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Declension of mallachd (class IIe feminine noun)
indefinite
singular plural
nominative mallachd mallachdan
genitive mallachd mhallachdan
dative mallachd mallachdan; mallachdaibh
definite
singular plural
nominative (a') mhallachd (na) mallachdan
genitive (na) mallachd (nam) mallachdan
dative (a') mhallachd (na) mallachdan; mallachdaibh
vocative mhallachd mhallachdan

obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutation of mallachd
radical lenition
mallachd mhallachd

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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  1. ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh

Further reading

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  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “mallachd”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[2], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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