taobh màthar
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Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Adverb
[edit]- maternal (family relationship)
Usage notes
[edit]- Used with the appropriate possessive pronoun:
- mo sheanair taobh mo mhàthar ― my maternal grandfather
- do sheanair taobh do mhàthar ― your (singular informal) maternal grandfather
- a sheanair taobh a mhàthar ― his maternal grandfather
- a seanair taobh a màthar ― her maternal grandfather
- ar seanair taobh ar màthar ― our maternal grandfather
- ur seanair taobh ur màthar ― your (plural or formal) maternal grandfather
- an seanair taobh am màthar ― their maternal grandfather
Related terms
[edit]- taobh athar (“paternal”)