dithis
See also: d'ithis
Scottish Gaelic
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| Cardinal: dà Standalone: a dhà Ordinal: dàrna, dara Ordinal abbreviation: 2na, 2ra Personal: dithis Multiplier: dà-fhillte, dùbailte Fractional: leth | ||
Alternative forms
[edit]- (Barra, Argyll, Cape Breton) dithist
Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish dïas (compare Manx jees).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Lewis) IPA(key): /ˈd̥ʲi.ɪʃ/[1]
- (North Uist) IPA(key): /ˈd̥ʒihɪʃ/[2]
- (Barra) IPA(key): /ˈd̥ʒi.ɪʃtʲ/[3], [ˈd̥ʒiˑ.ɪʃtʲ] (corresponding to the form dithist)
Noun
[edit]dithis f (plural dithisean)
- two, couple, pair
- Synonym: càraid
- (music, pìobaireachd) a movement in a pìobaireachd composition, a variation on the ùrlar in which accented theme notes are alternated with a cut lower note
Usage notes
[edit]- Only used about persons (cf numerical noun). Occasionally dithis is used to refer to objects by some speakers but this is not considered grammatically correct.
- Following noun is in the genitive:
- dithis bhalach ― two boys
- Alternatively, de and the dative are used:
- dithis de bhalaich ― two boys
- Prepositional pronouns used are those formed from de and aig
- an dithis dhaibh / aca ― the two of them
- Also used on its own:
- Bha dithis ann. ― There were two.
Related terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition |
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| dithis | dhithis |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
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
- ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap