uaigneach

Gaelic (Scots)

/uəkʲɲəx/

adj
Definitions
  • lonely, lonesome person
  • solitary, deserted, secluded, remote place
  • private, privy, secret especially about a place
  • dismal

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Irish uagnech derived from Old Irish uath (lonesome, single) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew (away, down, again, away from, off, out).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂ew

Gloss

away, down, again, away from, off, out

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Kanji

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