buntàta
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See also: buntáta
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From English potato, modified by association with bun (“bottom”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /pəˈn̪ˠt̪aːht̪ə/, [pəˈn̪ˠd̪aːht̪ə]
- (Lewis) IPA(key): [pəˈn̪ˠt̪aːt̪][1]
- (Barra) IPA(key): [məˈn̪ˠd̥aːht̪ʌ][2]
Noun
[edit]buntàta m (genitive singular bhuntàta, no plural)
Usage notes
[edit]The word buntàta is both singular and plural (similarly to "fish" in English).
- Tha am buntàta bruich. ― The potato is / potatoes are boiled.
Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
---|---|
Radical | Lenition |
buntàta | bhuntàta |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap