diofar

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish deithbir (“distinction, difference”) (compare Irish difear), ultimately from Latin differo.

Pronunciation

  • (Lewis) IPA(key): /ˈd̥ʲifəɾ/[1]
  • (Uist) IPA(key): /ˈd̥ʒefəɾ/[2]
  • (Barra) IPA(key): [ˈd̥ʒefɪɾʲ~ˈd̥ʒefɪʒ][3] (corresponding to the form deifir)

Noun

diofar m (genitive singular diofair, plural diofaran)

  1. difference
    Dè an diofar a tha eadar X agus Y? ― What is the difference m between X and Y?
    chan eil diofar ann / chan eil e gu diofar ― it makes no difference
  2. variety

Usage notes

  • Also used before another noun (which is in the genitive case) to convey the meaning “different” or “various”:
    ann an diofar dòigh bhuaithe ― in a different way from him
    ann an diofar dhòighean ― in various ways

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. ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
  3. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
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