bòidheach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From buaidheach (“having virtues”), from buaidh +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔːjəx/
• (Skye) IPA^(key): [ˈpuəjəx]

Adjective

bòidheach (genitive singular masculine bòidhich, comparative bòidhche)

1. beautiful, pretty, fair, cute

   Antonym: mì-bhòidheach

Declension

Declension of bòidheach (type I adjective)

	Masculine	Feminine	Plural
Nominative	bòidheach	bhòidheach	bòidheach
Genitive	bhòidhich	bòidhiche, bòidhich	bòidheach
Dative	bòidheach	bhòidhich	bòidheach
Vocative	bhòidhich	bhòidheach	bòidheach

Derived terms

• bòidhchead

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
bòidheach	bhòidheach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.