an-ath-oidhch'

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (careful speech) /ə ˌn̪ˠaˈhɤiç(ə)/, (rapid speech) /(ə) ˈn̪ˠahɪç/[1]
  • (Barra) IPA(key): [ə ˌn̪ˠaˈhʉiçʌ][2]

Adverb

an-ath-oidhch'

  1. tomorrow night

Usage notes

  • According to the 2009 Gaelic Orthographic Conventions, this form should be used for "the night after this one", while for "the following night" the form without hyphens (an ath oidhche) should be used. However, in older texts this rule isn't strictly adhered to.

See also

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
  2. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
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