dhà
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish dá,[1] from Proto-Celtic *dwau, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.
Pronunciation
[edit]Numeral
[edit]a dhà
Usage notes
[edit]- Used when free-standing (counting, telling a row of numerals etc.), otherwise dà is used.
- Fòn a h-aon, a h-aon, a dhà! ― Phone one-one-two!
- Tha dà chàr aige. ― He has two cars.
- Tha a dhà aice cuideachd. ― She has two as well.
References
[edit]- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dá”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ 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
- ^ Holmer, Nils M. (1938), Studies on Argyllshire Gaelic, Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksells boktryckeri-A.-B., page 155
Further reading
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- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish
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- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Scottish Gaelic terms with audio pronunciation
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic numerals
- Scottish Gaelic cardinal numbers
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