òirleach
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Lewis) IPA(key): /ˈɔːrˠləx/[1], [ˈɔːləx][2]
- (Harris, Uist) IPA(key): /ˈɔːrˠʎəx/[3], [ˈɔː(rˠ)ʎʌx][2]
- (Barra) IPA(key): [ˈɔːr̥ˠʎʌx][2]
Noun
[edit]òirleach m (plural òirlich)
- inch (unit of measure)
See also
[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
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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
- ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh