sianar

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃianəɾ/[1]

Noun

sianar m (genitive singular sianair, plural sianaran)

  1. six
    Synonym: seisear

Usage notes

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

Mutation

Mutation of sianar
radical lenition
sianar shianar
after "an", t-sianar

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ 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

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “sianar”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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