sònraichte

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Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish sainredach.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɔ̃ːnɾɪçtʲə/

Adjective[edit]

sònraichte

  1. specific, special, notable, particular, novel, certain, remarkable
    gnothach sònraichtea particular business
    sluagh sònraichtea peculiar people
    duine sònraichtea certain or notorious man
    bha adharc shònraichte aigehe had a notable horn
  2. idiosyncratic
  3. appointed, specified, particularized, determined, ordained, foreordained, marked out bespoken
    air an là sònraichteon the appointed day
  4. remarked, noted

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Derived terms[edit]

Adverb[edit]

sònraichte

  1. (as an intensifier) especially, exceptionally
    tha e sònraichte math air teagasghe's excellent at teaching

Mutation[edit]

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
sònraichte shónraichte
after "an", t-sònraichte
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading[edit]

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “sònraichte”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC