cha lughaide

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

Adverb

cha lughaide (Islay, Jura, Colonsay)

  1. maybe, perhaps

Usage notes

  • When followed by a clause, it is linked to it by gun/gum/nach:
    Cha lughaide gum faic e sin.Perhaps he will see that.

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • cha mhothaide

References

  1. ^ Seumas Grannd (2000) The Gaelic of Islay: A Comparative Study[1], Aberdeen: University of Aberdeen, →ISBN, page 60
  2. ^ Scouller, Alastair (2017) The Gaelic Dialect of Colonsay (PhD thesis), Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh, page 369

Further reading

  • Cathair Ó Dochartaigh, editor (1994), Survey of the Gaelic Dialects of Scotland, Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies