dùthaich

== Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Middle Irish dúthaig, from Old Irish duthoig (“hereditary”). MacBain suggests these all come from a root, dù, that also includes dùth (“natural, hereditary, proper, fitting, suitable”), perhaps ultimately from Old French dû (“owed”), from devoir (“to owe”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈd̪̊uːhiç/ === Noun === dùthaich f (genitive singular dùthcha, plural dùthchannan) country, countryside, land dùthaich chèin ― foreign country dùthaich mhàthaireil ― motherland district, territory Dùthaich nam Basgach ― Basque Country ==== Declension ==== Alternative genitive singular: dùthchadh (Southern Hebridean, Skye) ==== Synonyms ==== talamh tìr ==== Related terms ==== dùthchas dùthchasach dùthchasachd === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “dùthaich”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎[2], Stirling, →ISBN