air sàilleabh
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Preposition
[edit]air sàilleabh (+ genitive or possessive determiner)
- (chiefly Uist) on account of, because
- Cha b' urrainn dhomh dol ann air sàilleabh 's nach robh airgead gu leòr agam.
- I couldn't go because I didn't have enough money.
- as a consequence of
- Bha i a' faireachdainn tinn air sàilleabh an teasa.
- She felt poorly as a consequence of the heat.