deagh
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish deg-, dag-, from Proto-Celtic *dagos (compare Welsh da).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʲoː/
Adjective
deagh
- good, excellent, worthy
- deagh bheus, good conduct
- deagh ghean, goodwill
- deagh ainm, good name
- dà dhegh mheann, two good kids
- deagh dhuine, a good man
Usage notes
Deagh always precedes the noun it qualifies. It lenites the noun.
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “deagh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language (John Grant, Edinburgh, 1925, Compiled by Malcolm MacLennan)