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-achd
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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See also: achd
Irish
Suffix
-achd f
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish -acht (compare Irish -acht, Manx -aght, Welsh -iaeth).
Suffix
-achd f
- Suffix forming a noun or verbal noun from an adjective or another noun
- Denoting system of government
- Denoting religion
- Crìostaidh (“Christian”) + -achd → Crìosdaidheachd (“Christianity”)
- Denoting area
- Gàidhealtachd (“Gaelic-speaking area, Gaeltacht”)
- Denoting condition or quality
- saor (“free”) + -achd → saorachd (“freedom”)
- bàrd (“bard, poet”) + -achd → bàrdachd (“poetry”)
- ealanta (“ingenious, expert, clever”) + -achd → ealantachd (“ingenuity, expertness, cleverness”)
- milis (“sweet”) + -achd → mìlseachd (“sweetness”)
- cothrom (“just, equitable”) + -achd → cothromachd (“equality”)
Derived terms
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