càr
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "car"
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From cairb (“bent ridge of a cart saddle”), earlier "plank, ship, fuse, chariot," ultimately from the root of carbad (“chariot”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]càr m (genitive singular càir, plural càraichean)
- car
- chaidh mi air a' chàr an-dè ― I went by car yesterday (literally, “I went on the car yesterday”)[1]
- cart; chariot
- raft (for carrying things on)
- jaw
- fish
- stone
- scab, mange, itch
- fen, mossy plain
Declension
[edit]Declension of càr (type I masculine noun)
| Indefinite | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | càr | càraichean |
| Genitive | càir | chàraichean |
| Dative | càr | càraichean; càraichibh* |
| Definite | ||
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | (an) càr | (na) càraichean |
| Genitive | (a') chàir | (nan) càraichean |
| Dative | (a') chàr | (na) càraichean; càraichibh* |
| Vocative | (a) chàir | (a) chàraichean |
*obsolete form, was used until the 19th century
Derived terms
[edit]Adverb
[edit]càr
- friendly, related to
Mutation
[edit]| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| càr | chàr |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References
[edit]- ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap