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cola-deug

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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Clipping of còig latha deug (“15 days”), though it has taken on the meaning of a fortnight, with 14 days.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kʰɔl̪ˠa ˈd̥ʲiək/, /kʰɔl̪ˠa ˈd̥ʒiək/[1]

Noun

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cola-deug f (indeclinable)

  1. fortnight
    Synonym: ceala-deug

References

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  1. ^ 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 151
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