aibhnichean

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

(Lewis, Harris, Benbecula, South Uist) IPA^(key): /ˈãĩnɪçən/
(North Uist, Barra) IPA^(key): /ˈãĩɲɪçɪn/
(Skye) IPA^(key): /ˈɤinɪçən/
(Eigg, Ardnamurchan, Mull) IPA^(key): /ˈɤiɲɪçən/
(Tiree) IPA^(key): [ˈɤiɲən]
(Islay) IPA^(key): [ˈoˑɲdʲʑən]
(Wester Ross) IPA^(key): /ˈaʊnɪçən/^[1]

Noun

aibhnichean f pl

plural of abhainn

References

^ Roy Wentworth (2003) Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN

Further reading

Cathair Ó Dochartaigh, editor (1994), Survey of the Gaelic Dialects of Scotland, volume II, Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, pages 8-9