bho chionn

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Lewis) IPA(key): /fɔ ˈçɔ̃ũn̪ˠ/, [fɔ ˈçɔ̃ʊ̃n̪ˠ], (unstressed) /fɔ çən̪ˠ/, /vo çən̪ˠ/[1]
  • (Harris) IPA(key): /fɔ ˈçɪiɲ/[2] (corresponding to the form bho chinn)
  • (North Uist) IPA(key): /fɔ̝ ˈçiuːn̪ˠ/[3]
  • (Wester Ross) IPA(key): /vɔ ˈçiːɲ/, (unstressed) /ˈvɔ çiɲ/[4] (corresponding to the form bho chinn)

Preposition

bho chionn (+ genitive or possessive determiner, triggers lenition in certain established phrases)

  1. since
  2. ago
    Thachair e bho chionn trì bliadhna. ― It happened three years ago.

Derived terms

  • bho chionn fhada
  • bho chionn ghoirid
  • bho chionn greis

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. (1940) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  3. ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
  4. ^ Roy Wentworth (2003) Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN
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