rannsaich
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Old Norse rannsaka.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]rannsaich (past rannsaich, future rannsaichidh, verbal noun rannsachadh, past participle rannsaichte)
- explore
- investigate, probe, scrutinize, study
- research
- "Cha do rannsaich thu a' chùis seo, an do rannsaich?" - "Rannsaich mi e, nach do rannsaich?"
- "You didn't research this, did you?" - "I researched it, didn't I?"
Conjugation
[edit]| Tense \ Voice | Active | Passive |
|---|---|---|
| Present | a' rannsachadh | -- |
| Past | rannsaich | rannsaicheadh |
| Future | rannsaichidh | rannsaichear |
| Conditional | rannsaicheadh | rannsaichte |
Derived terms
[edit]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