naoinear

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish nónbor (compare Irish naonúr).

Pronunciation

Noun

naoinear m (genitive singular naoineir, plural naoinearan)

  1. nine
    Synonym: naodhnar

Usage notes

  • Only used about persons (cf numerical noun).
  • Following noun is in the genitive:
    naoinear bhalach ― nine boys
  • Alternatively, de and the dative are used:
    naoinear de bhalaich ― nine boys
  • Prepositional pronouns used are those formed from de and aig
    an naoinear dhiubh / aca ― the nine of them
  • Also used on its own:
    Bha naoinear ann. ― There were nine.
  • naoi (“nine”) (general numeral)

References

  1. ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
  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, page 243

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “naoinear”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[2], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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