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luaithe

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Irish

Alternative forms

(comparative): luathcha (Cois Fharraige)

Pronunciation

(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠuəçɪ/^[1]

Adjective

luaithe

inflection of luath:
1. genitive feminine singular
2. comparative degree

References

^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 346, page 119

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

(Lewis) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠuəj(ə)/^[1]
(North Uist) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠuæhə/^[2]
(South Uist) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠuehə/^[3]
(Barra) IPA^(key): [ˈl̪ˠuæ.ʌ], [ˈl̪ˠuæhʌ]^[4]

Noun

luaithe

genitive singular of luath (“ash”)

Adjective

luaithe

comparative degree of luath (“fast, quick”)

References

^ 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
^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath
^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap

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