gu dè
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Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From ciod è (older caidhe, caide, goidé) from Old Irish cote (“what is the nature of?, of what kind is?”),[1][2] synchronically analyzable as ciod + e, compare Irish caidé.
Pronunciation[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
Usage notes[edit]
- The unemphatic form is dè.
- In the Arran Gaelic dialect, which recently became extinct, this was the main form, rather than dè.
Interjection[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cote”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ E. G. Quin (1966) “Irish Cote”, in Ériu, volume 20, Royal Irish Academy, →JSTOR, pages 140–150