's dòcha

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /s̪ ˈd̪̊ɔːxə/
  • (Lewis) IPA(key): /s̪ d̪̊ɔːx/[1]
  • (some Skye speakers) IPA(key): /s̪ ˈd̪̊ɔːxkə/

Adverb

's dòcha

  1. maybe, perhaps

Usage notes

  • When followed by a clause, it is linked to it by gun/gum/nach:
    'S dòcha nach bi iad fadalach idir.
    Maybe they won't be late at all.
    (literally, “Maybe that they won't be late at all.”)

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ 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
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