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gu leòr

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Scottish Gaelic

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Pronunciation

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Adverb

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gu leòr

  1. many, much, plenty
  2. enough

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: galore
  • Scots: galore

Pronoun

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gu leòr f (indeclinable)

  1. (colloquial) enough
    Synonyms: leòr, sàth
    tha gu leòr de dhaoine ann a-nisthere's enough people there now
    gu leòr ri itheenough to eat

References

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap