modhail

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

modh (“good manners, breeding, civility, courtesy”) +‎ -ail

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mɔɣal/

Adjective

modhail (genitive singular masculine modhail, genitive singular feminine modhaile, nominative plural modhaile, comparative modhaile)

  1. courteous, mannerly, polite
  2. gracious, civil, complaisant
  3. ceremonial
  4. fashionable, modish
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