dà-chasach

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

  • dà-chosach

Etymology

From dà- (“two-”) +‎ cas (“leg, foot”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

dà-chasach (genitive singular masculine dà-chasaich, comparative dà-chasaiche)

  1. two-footed, bipedal

Noun

dà-chasach m (genitive singular dà-chasaich, plural dà-chasaich)

  1. biped

Mutation

Mutation of dà-chasach
radical lenition
dà-chasach dhà-chasach

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) “dà-chasach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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