còignear
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Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]còignear m (genitive singular cóigneir, plural cóignearan)
Usage notes
[edit]- Only used about persons (cf numerical noun).
- Following noun is in the genitive:
- còignear bhalach ― five boys
- Alternatively, de and the dative are used:
- còignear de bhalaich ― five boys
- Prepositional pronouns used are those formed from de and aig
- an còignear dhiubh / aca ― the five of them
- Also used on its own:
- Bha còignear ann. ― There were five.
Related terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| còignear | chòignear |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
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
- ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh