Scottish Gaelic

Verb

uchd-mhacaich ‎(past dh'uchd-mhacaich, future uchd-mhacaichidh, verbal noun uchd-mhacachadh, past participle uchd-mhacaichte)

1. adopt (as son and heir)

Related terms

• uchd-mhacach ‎(“of, or belonging to adoption”)
• uchd-mhacachd f ‎(“adoption”)
• uchd-mhacair m ‎(“adopter”)

References

• Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9