ainneamh
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish andam (compare Irish annamh).
Pronunciation
- (Lewis) IPA(key): /ˈãɲu(v)/[1]
- (Harris) IPA(key): /ˈãɲəv/[2]
- (North Uist, Benbecula) IPA(key): /ˈãɲu/[2]
- (South Uist, Barra) IPA(key): /ˈɛ̃ɲu/[3][2]
- (Wester Ross) IPA(key): /ˈɛ̃ɲɪ/[4]
Adjective
ainneamh
- rare, scarce, curious
- crios ainneamh ― a curious girdle
- Is ainneamh a leithid. ― His match is seldom met with.
- gnothuch ainneamh ― a rare thing
- curiously formed
- valuable
Adverb
ainneamh
- seldom
- Is ainneamh a thig thu. ― You seldom come.
References
- ^ 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
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1940) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ^ Roy Wentworth (2003) Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “ainneamh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language (John Grant, Edinburgh, 1925, Compiled by Malcolm MacLennan)