a-chaoidh
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish caidche, from Old Irish coidchi (“all day”), from co aidchi (literally “until night”).[1] Compare Irish choíche.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]a-chaoidh
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “caidchi”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966), Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath, page 114
- ^ Wentworth, Roy (2003), Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN, page 479
- ^ 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