gainmheach
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Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish gainmech, from gainem.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈkɛnɛ.əx/
- (Lewis) IPA(key): [ˈɡ̥ãnãvhəx][1]
- (Barra) IPA(key): [ˈɡ̥ɛɲɛˑ.əx][2]
- (Sutherland) IPA(key): /ˈkɛɾʲɛvəx/
Noun
[edit]gainmheach f (genitive singular gainmhich, plural gainmhichean)
Declension
[edit]Declension of gainmheach (class IIa feminine noun)
| Indefinite | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | gainmheach | gainmhichean |
| Genitive | gainmhiche, gainmhich | ghainmheach |
| Dative | gainmhich | gainmhichean; gainmhichibh✝ |
| Definite | ||
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | (a') ghainmheach | (na) gainmhichean |
| Genitive | (na) gainmhiche, gainmhich | (nan) gainmheach |
| Dative | (a') ghainmhich | (na) gainmhichean; gainmhichibh✝ |
| Vocative | ghainmheach | ghainmheacha |
✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century
- Alternative genitive singular: gainmheachadh (Uist, Barra)
Derived terms
[edit]- clach-ghainmhich - sandstone
- gobhlan-gainmhich - sand martin
- luatharan-gainmhich - red knot
- pàipear-gainmhich - sandpaper
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