Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• deòthadh
• deubhadh

Noun

dèabhadh m ‎(genitive singular dèabhaidh)

1. verbal noun of dèabh
2. drying, draining
3. evaporating
4. shrinking, as the staves of a dish
5. circumstance of becoming dry, having shrunk or become parched
6. hasty encounter
7. wrangling
8. skirmish, battle
9. haste, despatch, hurry