Disathairne
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin diēs Sāturnī (literally “day of Saturn”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Lewis, Wester Ross) IPA(key): /d̥ʲəˈs̪ahərˠn(ə)/[1][2], [d̥ʲəˈs̪ahəɳ][3] (corresponding to the form Disatharna)
- (Harris, Skye) IPA(key): /d̥ʒəˈs̪ahərˠnə/ [d̥ʒəˈs̪ahəɳə][4] (corresponding to the form Disatharna)
- (Uist) IPA(key): /d̥ʒəˈs̪ahərˠɲə/
- (Barra) IPA(key): /d̥ʒəˈs̪ahər̥ˠɲʌ/[5]
- (South Argyll) IPA(key): /d̥ʒiˈs̪ɑ.ɑrˠɲ(ə)/ [d̥ʒiˈs̪ɑʔɑrˠɲ(ə)][6]
Proper noun
[edit]Disathairne m (genitive Disathairne)
Usage notes
[edit]- Also used adverbially (without a preposition) to mean "on Saturday".
Derived terms
[edit]- Dis (abbreviation)
Related terms
[edit]- Diardaoin (“Thursday”)
- Diciadain (“Wednesday”)
- Didòmhnaich (“Sunday”)
- Dihaoine (“Friday”)
- Diluain (“Monday”)
- Dimàirt (“Tuesday”)
- Oidhche Shathairne (“Saturday night”)
See also
[edit]- days of the week (appendix): Didòmhnaich · Diluain · Dimàirt · Diciadain · Diardaoin · Dihaoine · Disathairne [edit]
References
[edit]- ^ Oftedal, M. (1956), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ^ Roy Wentworth (2004) Rannsachadh air Fòn-eòlas Dualchainnt Ghàidhlig Gheàrrloch, Siorrachd Rois (Thesis)[1], Aberdeen: University of Aberdeen, page 790
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1940), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 52
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. II: The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 45
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937), The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ^ Holmer, Nils M. (1938), Studies on Argyllshire Gaelic, Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksells boktryckeri-A.-B., page 207