rathad

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish rót.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrˠa.at̪/, /ˈrˠa.ət̪/[1][2], /ˈrˠahat̪/
  • (Harris) IPA(key): /ˈrˠɑ.at̪/, /ˈrˠɑ.ət̪/

Noun

rathad m (genitive singular rathaid, plural rathaidean)

  1. road
    Tha an rathad cunnartach, oir tha deigh ann. ― The road is dangerous because there’s ice on it.
  2. way, track, path
    às an rathad ― out of the way, aside
    mach às mo rathad ― get out of my way!
    air an rathad ― on the way, coming
  3. way, method

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
  2. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
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