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iuchair

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish eochair, from Old Irish eochair, from Proto-Celtic *exs-koris, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“turn, curve”) (whence Latin curvus).[1] Cognates with Irish eochair and Manx ogher.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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iuchair f (genitive singular iuchrach, plural iuchraichean)

  1. key (for locking, winding etc)
  2. clef

Declension

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Declension of iuchair (type Va feminine noun)
indefinite
singular plural
nominative iuchair iuchraichean
genitive iuchrach iuchraichean
dative iuchair iuchraichean
definite
singular plural
nominative (an) iuchair (na) h-iuchraichean
genitive (na) h-iuchrach (nan) iuchraichean
dative (an) iuchair (na) h-iuchraichean
vocative iuchair iuchraichean

Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009), Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 217
  2. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941), “The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire”, in A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, volume II, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 30
  3. ^ 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
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