àigh
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
- àgh
Etymology
From Old Irish ád, ág.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aːj/
Noun
àigh m (genitive singular àigh, plural àighean)
- happiness, joy
- fortune, luck, providence, auspiciousness
Derived terms
- an ainm an àigh (“in heaven's name, for goodness' sake”)
- àgh millteach m (“schadenfreude”)
Adjective
àigh
- happy, joyous, blissful
- lucky, auspicious
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “àigh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN