a h-uile

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Clipping of gach uile, compare Irish chuile.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /(ə) ˈxulə/[1], /(ə) ˈhulə/[2], /(ə) ˈxul̪ˠə/, (Lewis) [ˈxʊlə], [ˈxʊl̪ˠə][3]

Determiner

a h-uile

  1. every, each

References

  1. ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh, page 69
  2. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 237
  3. ^ 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, page 76

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “ch'uile”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[2], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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