moiteil

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

  • (Lewis) IPA(key): /ˈmɔ̃ʰtʲal/, [ˈmɔ̃çtʲçal][1]

Adjective

moiteil

  1. proud
    A bheil e moiteil às fhèin?Is he proud of himself?
    Tha sinn moiteil asad.We’re proud of you.
    Tha iad moiteil gu bheil Gàidhlig aca.They are proud that they know Gaelic. (literally, “They are proud that they have Gaelic.”)
    ’S e seo pàirt dheth às nach eil iad moiteil.This is a part in which they aren’t proud of.

Synonyms

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