soilleir
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish *soiléir.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Lewis) IPA(key): /ˈs̪ɤʎað/, [ˈs̪ʌʎað][1]
- (Harris, Uist, Skye, Wester Ross) IPA(key): /ˈs̪ɤʎɛɾʲ/, /ˈs̪ɤʎæɾʲ/[2][3][4]
- (Barra) IPA(key): /ˈs̪ɔʎæɾʲ/[5]
Adjective
[edit]soilleir
Antonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- fòghnan-soilleir (“carline thistle”)
- soilleirich (“brighten, become bright, become clear; clarify, clear up, demonstrate, explain, illustrate”)
- trìd-shoilleir (“transparent”)
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, page 83
- ^ 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 163
- ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966), Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath
- ^ 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, pages 23, 77
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937), The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap