dùthaich

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish dúthaig, from Old Irish duthoig (“hereditary”). MacBain suggests these all come from a root, dù, that also includes dùth (“natural, hereditary, proper, fitting, suitable”), perhaps ultimately from Old French dû (“owed”), from devoir (“to owe”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tuː.ɪç/

Noun

dùthaich f (genitive singular dùthcha, plural dùthchannan)

country, countryside, land
dùthaich chèin ― foreign country
dùthaich mhàthaireil ― motherland
district, territory
Dùthaich nam Basgach ― Basque Country

Synonyms

talamh
tìr

Related terms

dùthchas
dùthchasach
dùthchasachd

Mutation

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

References

MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “dùthaich”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN