sònraichte

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish sainredach, from Proto-Celtic *sani, from Proto-Indo-European *senH- (“apart, without, for oneself”), see also Sanskrit सनुतर् (sanutar, “aside, away”), Latin sine (“without”).

Pronunciation

• (Lewis) IPA^(key): /ˈs̪õːɾɪçtʲ(ə)/
• (Uist) IPA^(key): /ˈs̪ɔ̃ːɾɪçtʲə/

Adjective

sònraichte

1. specific, special, notable, particular, novel, certain, remarkable

   gnothach sònraichte ― a particular business

   sluagh sònraichte ― a peculiar people

   duine sònraichte ― a certain or notorious man

   bha adharc shònraichte aige ― he had a notable horn

2. idiosyncratic
3. appointed, specified, particularized, determined, ordained, foreordained, marked out bespoken

   air an là sònraichte ― on the appointed day

4. remarked, noted

Synonyms

• àraidh

Derived terms

• gu sònraichte

Adverb

sònraichte

1. (as an intensifier) especially, exceptionally

   tha e sònraichte math air teagasg ― he's excellent at teaching

Mutation

Mutation of sònraichte

radical	lenition
sònraichte	shónraichte after "an", t-sònraichte

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “sònraichte”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[2], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC
• MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “sònraich”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎^[3], Stirling, →ISBN