uabhasach
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Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From uabhas + -ach. Compare Irish uafásach.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]uabhasach (comparative and superlative uabhasaiche)
- terrible, horrible, dreadful
- ghabh e eagal uabhasach ron leòmann ― he got a terrible fright from the moth
- destructive
Adverb
[edit]uabhasach
- (as an intensifier) very, terribly, awfully
- 's e duine uabhasach fhèin laghach a th' ann ― he's an awfully nice man
Mutation
[edit]| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| uabhasach | n-uabhasach | h-uabhasach | t-uabhasach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||