sònraichte
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish sainredach, from Proto-Celtic *sani, from Proto-Indo-European *senH- (“apart, without, for oneself”), see also Sanskrit सनुतर् (sanutar, “aside, away”), Latin sine (“without”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
sònraichte
- specific, special, notable, particular, novel, certain, remarkable
- gnothach sònraichte ― a particular business
- sluagh sònraichte ― a peculiar people
- duine sònraichte ― a certain or notorious man
- bha adharc shònraichte aige ― he had a notable horn
- idiosyncratic
- appointed, specified, particularized, determined, ordained, foreordained, marked out bespoken
- air an là sònraichte ― on the appointed day
- remarked, noted
Synonyms
Derived terms
Adverb
sònraichte
- (as an intensifier) especially, exceptionally
- tha e sònraichte math air teagasg ― he's excellent at teaching
Mutation
| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| sònraichte | shónraichte after "an", t-sònraichte |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
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
- ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “sònraichte”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][2], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC
- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “sònraich”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[3], Stirling, →ISBN