latha
See also: laða
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠa.ə/, [ˈl̪ˠɑ.ə][1], (unstressed) /l̪ˠa/[2]
- (Barra) IPA(key): [ˈl̪ˠɑˑ.ʌ], [ˈl̪ˠɑˑ.ɑ][3]
- (Eigg, Lochaber) IPA(key): [l̪ˠwaː]
- (Islay) IPA(key): [t̪aʔa]
Noun
latha m (genitive singular latha, plural làithean)
Derived terms
- an dà latha - great change
- an latha an-diugh - nowadays
- an latha eile - the other day
- beul an latha, briseadh-latha - dawn (noun)
- co-latha breith - birthday
- làithean-saora, saor-làithean - holidays
- lath'-eigin - someday
- latha a bha seo - one day (in past)
- latha de na làithean - one day
- latha dheth - day off
- latha math - good day
- latha-fèille - holiday
- leabhar-latha - diary
Related terms
References
- ^ 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
- ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap