bho chionn
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Lewis) IPA(key): /fɔ ˈçɔ̃ũn̪ˠ/, [fɔ ˈçɔ̃ʊ̃n̪ˠ], (unstressed) /fɔ çən̪ˠ/, /vo çən̪ˠ/[1]
- (Harris) IPA(key): /fɔ ˈçɪiɲ/[2] (corresponding to the form bho chinn)
- (North Uist) IPA(key): /fɔ̝ ˈçiuːn̪ˠ/[3]
- (Wester Ross) IPA(key): /vɔ ˈçiːɲ/, (unstressed) /ˈvɔ çiɲ/[4] (corresponding to the form bho chinn)
Preposition
[edit]bho chionn (+ genitive or possessive determiner, triggers lenition in certain established phrases)
- Alternative form of o chionn
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
- ^ 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
- ^ Roy Wentworth (2003) Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN