feabhasach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From feabhas (“goodness; excellence; improvement; superiority”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fjo.əsəx/

Adjective

feabhasach (genitive singular masculine feabhasaich, comparative feabhasaiche)

  1. better, improved, ameliorated
  2. (grammar) superlative

Noun

feabhasach m (genitive singular feabhasaich, plural feabhasaich)

  1. (grammar) superlative
    Synonym: riochd feabhasach

Mutation

Mutation of feabhasach
radical lenition
feabhasach fheabhasach

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