mèirleach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish meirlech (a robber, a bandit); synchronically, mèirle + -ach.

Noun

mèirleach m (genitive singular mèirlich, plural mèirlich)

  1. thief
    Synonym: gadaiche

Derived terms

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalLenition
mèirleachmhèirleach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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