dithis
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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]- (Argyll, Cape Breton) dithist
Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish dïas (compare Manx jees).
Pronunciation
[edit]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]Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
dithis | dhithis |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |