eadar-dhealaich

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

eadar- (“inter-, between”) +‎ dealaich (“part, separate, segregate”)

Verb

eadar-dhealaich (past dh'eadar-dhealaich, future eadar-dhealaichidh, verbal noun eadar-dhealachadh, past participle eadar-dhealaichte)

  1. separate, part, divide
  2. distinguish
  3. divorce

References
  • Edward Dwelly (1911), “eadar-dhealaich”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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