an-uiridh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish in uraid, in urid (compare Irish anuraidh, Manx nurree). Probably related to *péruti.

Pronunciation

  • (Lewis) IPA(key): /(ə)ˈn̪ˠuɾɪ/, [ˈn̪ˠʉɾɪ][1] (corresponding to the form an-uraidh)
  • (Barra) IPA(key): /(ə)ˈn̪ˠɯɾɪ/[2] (corresponding to the form an-uraidh)
  • (Wester Ross) IPA(key): /(ə)ˈn̪ˠɯɾʲɪ/[3]

Adverb

an-uiridh

  1. last year

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