Scottish Gaelic word

doirbh

difficult

adjective

doirbh means “difficult” in Scottish Gaelic and is used as a adjective.

Mutation forms

Mutation	Form
Base form	doirbh
Sèimheachadh	dhoirbh

Tha seo doirbh.

This is difficult.

Tha seo doirbh.

This is hard.

Is e clas soirbh a bidh ann? Chan e, is e clas as doirbh a tha ann!

Will it be an easy class? No, it is the hardest class!

"Am bi an deuchainn doirbh?" "bidh nas doirbhe na fear sa chaidh."

"Will the exam be difficult?" "It will be more difficult than the last one."

Is e clas soirbh a bidh ann? Chan e, is e clas as doirbh a tha ann!

Will it be an easy class? No, it is the hardest class!

Descriptions

abaich

mature, ripe

ainmeil

famous, distinguished, illustrious, renowned

amh

raw, uncooked

annasach

strange, rare, unusual

aotrom

light

baoth

foolish, silly, simple, stupid, fatuous, inept

beag

small, little, short, diminutive

beò

alive

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