dùthaich

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish dúthaig, from Old Irish duthoig (“hereditary”). MacBain suggests these all come from a root, dù, that also includes dùth (“natural, hereditary, proper, fitting, suitable”), perhaps ultimately from Old French dû (“owed”), from devoir (“to owe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tuː.ɪç/

Noun

dùthaich f (genitive singular dùthcha, plural dùthchannan)

1. country, countryside, land

   dùthaich chèin ― foreign country

   dùthaich mhàthaireil ― motherland

2. district, territory

   Dùthaich nam Basgach ― Basque Country

Synonyms

• talamh
• tìr

Related terms

• dùthchas
• dùthchasach
• dùthchasachd

Mutation

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

References

• MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “dùthaich”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎^[1], Stirling, →ISBN