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droch
droch
See also: droch-
Old Irish
Adjective
droch
Inflection
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Celtic *drokos, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ-.
Noun
droch m
Inflection
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Synonyms
- (wheel): roth
Related terms
- drochet (“bridge”)
Mutation
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| droch | droch pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/ |
ndroch |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish droch (“bad”), from Proto-Celtic *drukos.
Adjective
droch (comparative miosa)
Usage notes
- Unlike the majority of Scottish Gaelic adjectives, droch precedes the noun and lenites it.
- Cannot be used on its own (without a noun).
- Often prefixed to words to indicate a malignant subject, similarly to English ill-, as seen in Derived terms below.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Terms derived from droch
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