mì-àdhmhor
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
- miadhar
- mì-àghmhor
Etymology
mì-àdh (“bad fortune, evil luck, misfortune, unlucky event”) + -mhor
Adjective
mì-àdhmhor (genitive singular masculine mì-àdhmhoir, genitive singular feminine mì-àdhmhoire, nominative plural mì-àdhmhora, comparative mì-àdhmhoire)
- unlucky, unfortunate, untoward
- awkward
Synonyms
- (unfortunate, unlucky): mì-àdhach
Derived terms
- mì-àdhmhorachd f (“unfortunateness”)
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “mì-àdhmhor”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN