an ceartuair
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Univerbation of an ceart uair (“the exact time”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Barra) IPA(key): [əŋ ˈɡ̥ʲæs̪ˠt̪æɾʲ][1]
- (Wester Ross) IPA(key): /əŋ ˈɡ̥ʲʰɛrˠs̪t̪ɔɾʲ/, [əŋ ˈɡ̥ʲʰɛʂʈɔɹ̝ʲ~əŋ ˈɡ̥ʲʰɛʂʈɔj][2]
Adverb
[edit]an ceartuair
- just now
- Bha i an-seo an ceartuair.
- She was here just now.
- Tha sinn trang an ceartuair.
- We're busy just now.
- presently, in a minute
- Bidh mi agaibh an ceartuair.
- I'll be with you presently.
Synonyms
[edit]- (just now) an-dràsta
References
[edit]- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ^ Roy Wentworth (2003) Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN