latha
See also: laða
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠa.ə/[1][2], /ˈl̪ˠa.a/[3][4], (unstressed) /l̪ˠa/[5]
- (Barra) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠa.ʌ/[6]
- (much of Argyll) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠɑ.ɑ/, [ˈl̪ˠɑʔɑ][3]
- (Islay) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠɑ.ɑ/, [ˈt̪ˠɑʔɑ][3]
Noun
[edit]latha m (genitive singular latha, plural làithean)
Derived terms
[edit]- an dà latha - great change
- an latha an-diugh - nowadays
- an latha eile - the other day
- beul an latha, briseadh-latha - dawn (noun)
- co-latha breith - birthday
- làithean-saora, saor-làithean - holidays
- lath'-eigin - someday
- latha a bha seo - one day (in past)
- latha de na làithean - one day
- latha dheth - day off
- latha math - good day
- latha-fèille - holiday
- leabhar-latha - diary
Related terms
[edit]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. (1940), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, pages 93, 222
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Holmer, Nils M. (1938), Studies on Argyllshire Gaelic, Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksells boktryckeri-A.-B., page 182
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. II: The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 89
- ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937), The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap