rathad
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Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈrˠa.at̪/, /ˈrˠahat̪/, /rˠaːt̪/
- (some dialects) IPA(key): /rˠɔːt̪/
- (Barra) IPA(key): [ˈrˠaˑ.at̪], [ˈrˠaˑ.ət̪], [rˠaˑˀt̪][1]
Noun
[edit]rathad m (genitive singular rathaid, plural rathaidean)
- road
- Tha an rathad cunnartach, oir tha deigh ann. ― The road is dangerous because there’s ice on it.
- way, track, path
- às an rathad ― out of the way, aside
- mach às mo rathad ― get out of my way!
- air an rathad ― on the way, coming
- way, method
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap