Dihaoine

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Scottish Gaelic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Literally "day of the fast". Can be analyzed synchronically as di- +‎ aoine.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Dihaoine m (genitive Dihaoine)

  1. Friday

Usage notes

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  • Also used (without a preposition) to mean "on Friday".

Derived terms

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See also

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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. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  4. ^ Roy Wentworth (2003) Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN