mì-àdhmhor

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

mì-àdh (bad fortune, evil luck, misfortune, unlucky event) + -mhor

Adjective

mì-àdhmhor (genitive singular masculine mì-àdhmhoir, genitive singular feminine mì-àdhmhoire, nominative plural mì-àdhmhora, comparative mì-àdhmhoire)

  1. unlucky, unfortunate, untoward
  2. awkward

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • mì-àdhmhorachd f (unfortunateness)

References

  • Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
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