oidhirp
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Lewis, South Uist) IPA(key): /ˈɤ.əɾp/, [ˈɤ.əɾ̥p][1][2] (as if spelled oidhearp)
- (Barra) IPA(key): [ˈɤɾʲɪp~ˈɤʒɪp][3]
- (Islay) IPA(key): [ˈøʔʏr̥ʲp]
Noun
[edit]oidhirp f (genitive singular oidhirpe, plural oidhirpean)
Derived terms
[edit]- coimhearp (“competing, rivalry”)
- dlùth-oidhirp (“assiduity”)
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
- ^ 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