bàidh

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish báid.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paːj/

Noun

bàidh f (genitive singular bàidhe)

  1. mercy, clemency, commiseration, partiality, benignity, humanity
  2. hospitality
  3. affection, love, attachment, fondness

Mutation

Mutation of bàidh
radical lenition
bàidh bhàidh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “bàidh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “báid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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