an ceartuair

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

  • an ceartair

Etymology

Univerbation of an ceart uair (“the exact time”).

Pronunciation

  • (Barra) IPA(key): [əŋ ˈɡ̥ʲæs̪ˠt̪æɾʲ][1]
  • (Wester Ross) IPA(key): /əŋ ˈɡ̥ʲʰɛrˠs̪t̪ɔɾʲ/, [əŋ ˈɡ̥ʲʰɛʂʈɔɹ̝ʲ~əŋ ˈɡ̥ʲʰɛʂʈɔj][2]

Adverb

an ceartuair

  1. just now
    Bha i an-seo an ceartuair.
    She was here just now.
    Tha sinn trang an ceartuair.
    We're busy just now.
  2. presently, in a minute
    Bidh mi agaibh an ceartuair.
    I'll be with you presently.

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  2. ^ Roy Wentworth (2003) Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN
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