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àigh

[aːj]

noun

LanguageScottish Gaelic

Meaning
  1. happiness, joy
  2. fortune, luck, providence, auspiciousness
  3. joy
  4. A feeling of deep pleasure or great happiness. It can also denote a sense of good fortune.
Examples

Bha àigh mòr air na daoine.

The people were filled with great joy.

Pronunciationaːj

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteThis is a slightly more literary or formal word for happiness or luck.

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àigh in other languages

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.