ceòthach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish ceódach. By surface analysis, ceò +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʲɔː.əx/

Adjective

ceòthach (genitive singular masculine ceòthaich, comparative ceòthaiche)

  1. misty, foggy, drizzling, cloudy, obscure.
    Tha i ceòthach an-diugh. ― It is foggy today.
  2. of, or belonging to, mist.

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
ceòthachcheòthach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “ceòthach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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