rannsaich

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse rannsaka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrˠãũs̪ɪç/[1]

Verb

rannsaich (past rannsaich, future rannsaichidh, verbal noun rannsachadh, past participle rannsaichte)

  1. explore
  2. investigate, probe, scrutinize, study
  3. research
    "Cha do rannsaich thu a' chùis seo, an do rannsaich?" - "Rannsaich mi e, nach do rannsaich?"
    "You didn't research this, did you?" - "I researched it, didn't I?"

Conjugation

Tense \ Voice Active Passive
Present a' rannsachadh --
Past rannsaich rannsaicheadh
Future rannsaichidh rannsaichear
Conditional rannsaicheadh rannsaichte

Derived terms

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
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