ochdnar
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈɔxknəɾ/[1], /ˈɔxkəɾ/[2]
- (Lewis) IPA(key): /ˈoxkəɾ/, [ˈʊxkəɾ][3] (corresponding to the form ochdar)
Noun
[edit]ochdnar m (genitive singular ochdnair, plural ochdnaran)
Usage notes
[edit]- Only used about persons (cf numerical noun).
- Following noun is in the genitive:
- ochdnar bhalach ― eight boys
- Alternatively, de and the dative are used:
- ochdnar de bhalaich ― eight boys
- Prepositional pronouns used are those formed from de and aig
- an t-ochdnar dhiubh / aca ― the eight of them
- Also used on its own:
- Bha ochdnar ann. ― There were eight.
Related terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| ochdnar | n-ochdnar | h-ochdnar | t-ochdnar |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
- ^ 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
- ^ 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