naodhnar
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish nónbor (compare Irish naonúr).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Lewis) IPA(key): /ˈn̪ˠɤ̃ĩɣnəɾ/[1], [ˈn̪ˠɤ̃ɨ̃ɣnəɾ][2]
- (Harris, Wester Ross) IPA(key): /ˈn̪ˠɯːɣnəɾ/[3]
Noun
[edit]naodhnar m (genitive singular naodhnair, plural naodhnaran)
Usage notes
[edit]- Only used about persons (cf numerical noun).
- Following noun is in the genitive:
- naodhnar bhalach ― nine boys
- Alternatively, de and the dative are used:
- naodhnar de bhalaich ― nine boys
- Prepositional pronouns used are those formed from de and aig
- an naodhnar dhiubh / aca ― the nine of them
- Also used on its own:
- Bha naodhnar ann. ― There were nine.
Related terms
[edit]- naodh (“nine”) (general numeral)
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
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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, page 243
- ^ Roy Wentworth (2003) Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN