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òrdag

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Scottish Gaelic

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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òrdag f (genitive singular òrdaig, plural òrdagan)

  1. thumb
  2. big toe

Usage notes

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  • When it is necessary to specify whether a thumb or a big toe is meant, it is done by creating a compound with the genitive of làimh ("hand") or cas ("foot").

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ 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. ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
  3. ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath
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